The Lycoming O-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.
O-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 |
O-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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Joint development | Avco (Lycoming)/Pratt & Whitney: T800-APW (Turboshaft) |
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United States military piston aircraft engine designation system | |
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H (four-bank H-configuration inline) | |
IV (inverted-V inline) | |
L (single-bank inline) | |
O (opposed) | |
R (radial) |
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V (upright-V inline) | |
V (inverted-V inline) | |
VG (inverted-V inline) | |
W (three-bank W-configuration inline) |
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