GO-480 | |
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Lycoming GO-480-B1 on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim | |
Type | Piston aero-engine |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines |
First run | 1953 |
Major applications |
Dornier Do 27 Helio Courier Utva 66 |
Produced | 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.
GO-480 series engines are installed on a number of different aircraft types. [1] Their main competitive engines are the Continental IO-520 and IO-550 series.
All engines have an additional prefix preceding the 480 to indicate the specific configuration of the engine. Although the series is known as the "O-480", there are only geared engines in the series. [2] [3] There are also numerous engine suffixes, denoting different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different magnetos.
Data from FAA Type Certificate. [3]
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GO-480 | |
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Lycoming GO-480-B1 on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim | |
Type | Piston aero-engine |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines |
First run | 1953 |
Major applications |
Dornier Do 27 Helio Courier Utva 66 |
Produced | 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.
GO-480 series engines are installed on a number of different aircraft types. [1] Their main competitive engines are the Continental IO-520 and IO-550 series.
All engines have an additional prefix preceding the 480 to indicate the specific configuration of the engine. Although the series is known as the "O-480", there are only geared engines in the series. [2] [3] There are also numerous engine suffixes, denoting different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different magnetos.
Data from FAA Type Certificate. [3]
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