Contents.Design and development Generally these engines produce 230 to 350 horsepower. They are installed on a large number of different aircraft types.
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Their main competitive engine is the and series.The AEIO version was developed for high-performance aircraft. Starting at 260 hp (190 kW), the power was then improved to 300 hp (220 kW). The AEIO-540 family has achieved tremendous results in competition aircraft such as the, and.Variants All engines have an additional prefix preceding the 540 to indicate the specific configuration of the engine. The numerous engine suffixes denote different accessories such as different manufacturers' carburetors, or different.O-540 Standard, direct-drive, normally aspirated Opposed engine, equipped with a IO-540 Normally aspirated engine with AEIO-540 Normally aspirated engine with fuel injection and inverted lubrication for Aerobatic use TIO-540 and fuel-injected. An LTIO-540 mounted on the right wing of a Piper Chieftain: The turbocharger can be seen in the upper right of the image. series. (by aftermarket STC).Specifications (IO-540-K1A5) Data from Retrieved: 1 September 2008.
General characteristics. Type: Six-cylinder air-cooled. Bore: 5.125 in (130.2 mm). Stroke: 4.375 in (111.1 mm). Displacement: 541.5 in³ (8.9 L). Dry weight: 438 lb (199 kg)Components.: Two per cylinder. Fuel system:.
Fuel type: 100. Cooling system: Air-cooledPerformance. Power output: 300 hp (223 kW) at 2,700 rpm at sea level.: 0.55 hp/in³ (25.14 kW/L).: 8.7:1.: 0.68 hp/lb (1.12 kW/kg)See also Related development.Comparable engines.Related lists.References.