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Lycoming Engines is a major American manufacturer of aircraft engines. With a factory in Williamsport, Pennsylvania , Lycoming produces a line of horizontally opposed , air-cooled, four, six and eight-cylinder engines including the only FAA -certified aerobatic and helicopter piston engines on the market.
The Lycoming XR-7755 was the largest piston aircraft engine ever built in the United States, [Note 1] with 36 cylinders totaling about 7,750 in 3 (127 L) of displacement and a power output of 5,000 horsepower (3,700 kilowatts ). It was originally intended to be used in the "European bomber" that eventually emerged as the Convair B-36.
1997–present. Developed into. Lycoming IO-390. The Lycoming IO-580 engine is a horizontally opposed, six-cylinder aircraft engine featuring three cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines. [1] There is no carburetted version of the engine, which would have been designated O-580 and therefore the base model is the IO-580. [2]
The Lycoming O-320 is a large family of naturally aspirated, 320 cu in (5.2 L) air-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, direct-drive engines produced by Lycoming Engines. Introduced in 1953, it is commonly used on light aircraft such as the Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee, and remains in production as of 2024.
Website. www .lycoming .edu. Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church but operates as an independent institution. Through its history, it has been an academy, seminary, junior college, and four-year college. [3]
Developed into. Lycoming O-435. The Lycoming O-290 is a dual ignition, four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine. It was first run in 1939, and entered production three years later. A common variant of the type is the O-290-G, a single ignition model which was designed to drive a generator as part of a ground power unit .
Lycoming O-235. The Lycoming O-145 is a family of small, low-horsepower, four-cylinder, air-cooled engines. It was Lycoming Engines ' first horizontally opposed aircraft engine and was produced from 1938 until the late 1940s. The family includes the reduction-geared GO-145. [1] [2] [3] The O-145 received its Approved Type Certificate on 13 Jun ...
1954–1986 out of production. Developed from. Lycoming O-320. The Lycoming GO-480 is a family of six- cylinder, horizontally opposed fixed-wing aircraft engines of 479.6 cubic inch (7.86 L) displacement, made by Lycoming Engines. The engine is a six-cylinder version of the four-cylinder Lycoming O-320 .