Superior Air Parts XP-320

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Superior Air Parts XP-320
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Superior Air Parts

The Superior Air Parts XP-320 is an aircraft engine, designed and produced by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States for use in homebuilt aircraft. [1]

Aircraft engine Engine designed for use in powered aircraft

An aircraft engine is a component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines, except for small multicopter UAVs which are almost always electric aircraft.

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.

Coppell, Texas City in Texas, United States

Coppell is a city in the northwest corner of Dallas County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a suburb of Dallas and a bedroom community in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 38,659 at the 2010 census. A small area in the far northern portion of the city extends into neighboring Denton County.

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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, an economic development agency of the municipal government of Beijing.

Superior Aviation Beijing is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer.

Beijing E-Town economic development agency

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.

Design and development

The engine is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, 320 cu in (5,244 cc) displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It produces 160 hp (119 kW) standard, although 150 hp (112 kW) and 165 hp (123 kW) versions are available. It is available in both carburetor and fuel injected versions. Compression ratios of 8.5:1, 7:1 and 9:1 are available. [1] [2]

Carburetor device that mixes air and fuel for internal combustion engines

A carburetor or carburettor is a device that mixes air and fuel for internal combustion engines in the proper air–fuel ratio for combustion. It is sometimes colloquially shortened to carb in the UK and North America or carby in Australia. To carburate or carburet means to mix the air and fuel or to equip with a carburetor for that purpose.

The engine is not type certified and is therefore intended for homebuilt aircraft. [3]

A type certificate signifies the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft, according to its manufacturing design (‘type’). It confirms that the aircraft is manufactured according to an approved design, and that the design ensures compliance with airworthiness requirements.

Specifications (XP-320)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer [1] [2]

General characteristics

Components

Propeller speed reduction unit

A propeller speed reduction unit is a gearbox or a belt and pulley device used to reduce the output revolutions per minute (rpm) from the higher input rpm of the powerplant. This allows the use of small displacement internal combustion automotive engines to turn aircraft propellers within an efficient speed range.

Performance

Compression ratio the ratio of the volume of a combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity

The static compression ratio,, of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity. It is a fundamental specification for many common combustion engines.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  2. 1 2 Superior Air Parts (2013). "Engine models". superiorairparts.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Superior Air Parts (2013). "FAQ". superiorairparts.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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