The Lycoming O-480 is a family of six-
cylinder
A cylinder (from ) has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base.
A cylinder may also be defined as an ...
,
horizontally opposed
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fixed-wing aircraft
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engines of 479.6 cubic inch (7.86 L) displacement, made by
Lycoming Engines
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-cer ...
. The engine is a six-cylinder version of the four-cylinder
Lycoming O-320.
Design and development
O-480 series engines are installed on a number of different aircraft types.
Their main competitive engines are the
Continental IO-520 and
IO-550 series.
Variants
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.
[FAA GO-480 Series Type Certificate.](_blank)
Retrieved on 10 January 2009.[FAA Lycoming GSO-480 Series Type Certificate.](_blank)
Retrieved on 10 January 2009. There are also numerous engine suffixes, denoting different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different
magnetos.
;GO-480
:Normally aspirated Opposed engine, equipped with a
carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor) is a device used by an internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the venturi tube in the main meteri ...
and Gearbox at the front end of the crankshaft to drive the propeller at a lower RPM than the engine.
;GSO-480
:
Supercharger driven by the engine, gearbox to drive propeller, and equipped with a carburetor. Designated the O-480-1 by the US military.
[Page listing all variants of the Lycoming O-480 series.](_blank)
Retrieved on 10 January 2009.
;IGSO-480
:Supercharger driven by the engine, gearbox to drive propeller, with
fuel Injection. Designated the O-480-3 by the US military.
;IGO-480
:Gearbox to drive propeller, normally aspirated with fuel injection.
Applications
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Aero Commander 560, 560A, 560E and 680, 680E and the pressurized 720 Alti-Cruiser.
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Aermacchi AM3CM (Bosbok)
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Beechcraft Twin Bonanza
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Beechcraft Queen Air
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Dornier Do 27
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Helio Courier
The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949.
Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas, from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. The design featured four leadin ...
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Soko J-20 Kraguj
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Temco 58
The Temco 58 was a low wing single engine, tandem seat propeller driven trainer designed for sale to overseas air forces. It did not reach production.
Design and development
Details of the Temco 58 were first released in January 1956. It was a d ...
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Utva 66
Specifications (GSO-480-A1A6)
See also
References
{{US military piston aeroengines
O-480
1950s aircraft piston engines
Boxer engines