Lycoming IO-580
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.jpg) Lycoming AEIO-580 in an Extra 300 |
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| IO-580 | |
| Production period: | since 1997 |
| Manufacturer: | Lycoming |
| Developing country: |
 United States
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| First run: | 1996 |
| Working principle: | Otto |
| Motor design: | boxer |
| Cylinder: | 6th |
| Drilling: | 135.1 mm |
| Hub: | 111.1 mm |
| Displacement: | 9550 cm 3 |
| Compression: | 8.9: 1 |
| Mixture preparation: | Injector |
| Engine charging: | no |
| Cooling system: | Air cooling |
| Power: | 224 - 235 kW |
| Dimensions: | 197-202 kg |
| Previous model: | none |
| Successor: | Lycoming IO-390 |
Lycoming IO-580 is a series of six-cylinder boxer engines for use in small aircraft . It is built by the US manufacturer Lycoming . The engines of the series compete with the Continental IO 550 family, whose engines also have six cylinders with similar ratings and weights. Since there is no carburettor version of the engine that would bear the designation O-580, the IO-580 is the basic model of the series.
development and construction
The IO-580 was originally developed on behalf of Cessna , which was looking for a modern engine for its Cessna 206 Stationair. Development was slow and production of the aircraft had to be postponed as one had to wait for the engine. When production finally started there were problems with the cylinders . Then Cessna used the older and weaker Lycoming IO-540 with 260 PS (191 kW) for the 206 . After Lycoming got the problems under control, the engine found use in various aerobatic aircraft , but the engine was not produced in large numbers.
The series covers rated outputs from 300 PS (221 kW) to 315 PS (232 kW). The engines have an injection system that measures the fuel in relation to the measured air flow through the supply air nozzles on each individual cylinder. The engine displacement is 9554 cm³ from which the most powerful model B1A generates an output of 315 PS (232 kW). The cylinders have air-cooled heads made of cast aluminum and milled combustion chambers .
The first IO-580 model received its type certification on August 12, 1997. The engines are certified for both tractor and pusher configurations .
variants
- IO-580-A1A
- Direct drive, 300 hp (221 kW) at 2500 min -1 , dry weight of 444 lb (201 kg), injection PAC RSA 10ED1, Type Certificate August 12, 1997
- IO-580-B1A
- Direct drive, 315 hp (232 kW) at 2,700 min -1 , dry weight 434 lb (197 kg), injection PAC RSA 10ED1, type certification on 23 March 2001
- AEIO-580-B1A
- Direct drive, 315 hp (232 kW) at 2700 min -1 , dry weight of 446 lb (202 kg), has an aerobatic fuel and lubrication system, fitted with injection PAC RSA 10ED1 or Lycoming FM-250, type certification on August 13, 2007
Applications
- IO-580-B1A
- AEIO-580-B1A
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TYPE-CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET. (pdf) EASA , accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. E3SO. (pdf) Federal Aviation Administration , March 2007, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. E00004NY, Revision 1. (pdf) Federal Aviation Administration , August 13, 2007, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ^ Robert Goyer: New Power to the Commander. AOPA , April 12, 2007, accessed on February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Specialty datasheet. (pdf) Lycoming , 2004, archived from the original ; accessed on February 8, 2020 (English).
