The Superior Air Parts XP-360 is an
aircraft engine, designed and produced by
Superior Air Parts
Superior Air Parts, Inc. is a Chinese-owned manufacturer of aviation piston engine replacement parts, headquartered in Coppell, Texas, United States. The company has been owned by Superior Aviation Beijing since 2010.
History
Superior Air Pa ...
of
Coppell, Texas,
United States
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for use in
homebuilt aircraft
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.
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The company is owned by the Chinese company
Superior Aviation Beijing, which is 60% owned by Chairman Cheng Shenzong and 40% owned by
Beijing E-Town
Beijing E-Town is an economic development agency of the Beijing municipal government that traces its origins to 1994 when the Beijing government chartered an entity to help foster high tech manufacturing in Beijing.
E-Town supports high-tech ...
, an economic development agency of the municipal government of
Beijing
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.
Design and development
The engine is a four-cylinder
four-stroke,
horizontally-opposed
A flat engine is a piston engine where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft. Flat engines are also known as horizontally opposed engines, however this is distinct from the less common opposed-piston engine design, wh ...
, displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It produces standard, although and versions are available. It is available in
carburetor and
fuel injected
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All comp ...
versions.
The engine is not
type certified
A type certificate signifies the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft, according to its manufacturing design (''type design''). It confirms that the aircraft of a new type intended for serial production, is in compliance with applica ...
and is therefore intended for homebuilt aircraft.
Specifications (XP-360)
See also
References
External links
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Superior Air Parts engines
Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
1990s aircraft piston engines