Continental O-520

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Teledyne Continental Motors
Continental IO-520

Continental IO-520

Continental O-520
Production period: since 1964
Manufacturer: Teledyne Continental Motors
Developing country: United StatesUnited States United States
First run: 1963
Working principle: Otto
Motor design: Boxer engine
Cylinder: 6th
Displacement: 8514 cm 3
Mixture preparation: Carburetor / manifold injection
Engine charging: none / turbocharger
Cooling system: Air cooling
Power: 213 - 280 kW
Dimensions: ? kg
Previous model: none
Successor: IO-550

Continental O-520 is the name of a piston engine family from the US manufacturer Teledyne Continental Motors .

All engines in this series are air-cooled 4-stroke boxer engines (O for opposite , opposite), have six cylinders with a bore of 133.35 mm and a stroke of 101.6 mm. The displacement is, as the number indicates, 520 cubic inches , corresponding to 8514 cm³. The engine was first introduced in 1963 and is the six-cylinder version of the O-346 . Different versions have additional features that can be recognized by letters in front of the designation, such as: B. I ( injection ) for fuel injection , G ( geared ) for reduction gears, S ( supercharger ) for a supercharger driven by the engine, T ( turbo supercharger ) for turbocharging and V for the possibility of vertical installation in helicopters. The engine was the basis of the subsequent O-550 engine.

The engine is used in the Beech 35 Bonanza, Bellanca 17 -30 Viking, Piper Malibu , Cessna 185 , Cessna 210 E Centurion, Cessna 206 Super Skywagon, Cessna 340 and Cessna 402 .

variants

  • O-520-A: Original engine with 213 kW power
  • IO-520-B:
  • IO-520-BA, -BB, -C, -CB: Version with direct injection and 213 to 223 kW
  • IO-520-D: version with direct injection and 224 kW
  • IO-520-E: Version with 209 kW (2750 / min) continuous output and 221 kW (2850 / min) maximum output during max. 5 minutes
  • IO-520-F:
  • IO-520-J:
  • IO-520-K:
  • IO-520-L:
  • IO-520-M: version with direct injection and 213 kW
  • IO-520-MB:
  • GTSIO-520-C: version with direct injection and 254 kW
  • GTSIO-520-D:
  • GTSIO-520-H:
  • GTSIO-520-K:
  • GTSIO-520-L:
  • GTSIO-520-M: version with direct injection and 280 kW
  • GTSIO-520-N:
  • LIO-520-P:
  • LTSIO-520-AE: Version with 186 kW
  • TSIO-520-AE: Version with 186 kW
  • TSIO-520-AF:
  • TSIO-520-B:
  • TSIO-520 BE / SER: version with direct injection, turbocharger and 230 kW
  • TSIO-520-C:
  • TSIO-520-CE:
  • TSIO-520-E:
  • TSIO-520-EB:
  • TSIO-520-G:
  • TSIO-520-H:
  • TSIO-520-J:
  • TSIO-520-K.
  • TSIO-520-L: version with direct injection, turbocharger and 242 kW
  • TSIO-520-LB:
  • TSIO-520-M:
  • TSIO-520-NB, N: version with direct injection, turbocharger and 250 kW
  • TSIO-520-P:
  • TSIO-520-R:
  • TSIO-520-T:
  • TSIO-520-UB: version with direct injection, turbocharger and 224 kW
  • TSIO-520-VB, -WB: version with direct injection, turbocharger and 242 kW
  • TNIO-520-B, BA, -BB: Version with direct injection and regulated turbocharging (Turbo Normalizer), 213 kW, conversion according to FAA STC SE5222NM

Web links

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Individual evidence

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