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The Lycoming IO-580 engine is a horizontally opposed, six-cylinder aircraft engine featuring three cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines. There is no carburetted version of the engine, which would have been designated O-580 and therefore the base model is the IO-580. This engine family competes with the Continental IO-550 series which are also six-cylinder engines with similar power output and weight. ==Design and development== The IO-580 family of engines covers a range from . The engine has a fuel injection system which meters fuel in proportion to the induction airflow through air-bled nozzles at the individual cylinder intake ports. The engine has a displacement of and produces a maximum of in its B1A version. The cylinders have air-cooled heads cast from aluminum-alloy with a fully machined combustion chamber.〔 The first IO-580 was type certified on 12 August 1997 on the regulatory basis of FAR 33 effective February 1, 1965 as amended to 33-1 through 33-18. The engine is certified for use in either tractor or pusher configuration installations.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lycoming IO-580」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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