Lycoming IO-720
Horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lycoming IO-720 engine is a large displacement, horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine featuring four cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines.[1]
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IO-720 | |
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Type | Piston aero-engine |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines |
First run | 1961 |
Major applications | PAC Fletcher Piper Comanche 400 Helio Courier |
Produced | 1961–present |
Developed from | Lycoming O-360 |
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There is no carburated version of the engine, which would have been designated O-720 and therefore the base model is the IO-720. The IO-720 and the Jabiru 5100 are the only flat-eight configuration aircraft engines currently in production.[2]