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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.
By 1961, Lycoming produced 600 to 700 engines per month. [17] Its most successful post-war products were a series of air-cooled flat-4 and flat-6 general aviation engines. Most famous among these are the O-320 and O-360 four-cylinder engines, and the O-540 six-cylinder engine.
[14] [15] By 1998, it was planned to assemble a modified version of the aircraft, powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Textron Lycoming O-320-D2A engine, in a new factory in the Netherlands. Certification was expected by late that year, while the unit price had again risen to $120,000. [16]
The new four-place aircraft, named the American Aviation AA-5 Traveler, was powered by a Lycoming O-320-E2G engine of 150 hp (110 kW). It would carry four people at 121 knots (224 km/h) cruise speed and was certified under US FAR Part 23 .
Lycoming O-320 mounted in a Robinson R22 Beta The R22 is a simple and tight design. The R22 uses a horizontally mounted Lycoming O-320 (O-360-J2A on the Beta II), flat-four, air-cooled, naturally aspirated, carburetor-equipped, reciprocating engine. It is fueled with 100LL grade aviation gasoline.
[9] [10] By 1998, it was planned to assemble a modified version of the aircraft, powered by a 150 hp (110 kW) Textron Lycoming O-320-D2A engine, in a new factory in the Netherlands. Certification of the Eaglet was expected by late that year, with the aircraft having a price of $120,000. [11]
A mechanic told NTSB investigators that, on or about July 2, he removed a Piper P-28-161 airplane's previously installed Lycoming O-320-D3G engine and installed a Lycoming O-320-D2B.
This airplane was powered by a 125 hp Lycoming O-290. Its Federal Aviation Administration number is N40J. In 1965, the original Palomino was modified to a tandem-seater with a 150 hp Avco Lycoming O-320 engine. Its span is now 28 feet 2 inches and length: 20 feet 7 inches but retained the N40J registration number.