Superior Air Parts XP-382

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Superior Air Parts XP-382
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Superior Air Parts

The Superior Air Parts XP-382 is an aircraft engine, designed and produced by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States for use in homebuilt aircraft. [1]

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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.

Design and development

The engine is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, 382 cu in (6,260 cc) displacement, fuel injected air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It produces 200 hp (149 kW), with an 8.9:1 compression ratio. [2]

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

In March 2019 the engine type was withdrawn from service and all customer engines were subject to a mandatory, immediate buy-back by the manufacturer to remove them from service. The company made this decision based on detonation problems found in some XP-400 engines that could not be resolved. Due to parts commonality, the decision was made to buy-back the XP-382 engines as well. [4] [5]

Specifications (XP-382)

Data from Manufacturer [2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. Wynbrandt, James (29 July 2017). "Superior Air Parts Celebrates 50th Anniversary". Experimental Aircraft Association . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  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.
  4. O'Connor, Kate (1 March 2019). "Superior Grounds XP-382 And XP-400 Engines". AVweb. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. Cook, Marc (1 March 2019). "Detonation Concerns Behind Superior's Buyback Of XP-400 And XP-382 Engines". AVweb. Retrieved 10 April 2019.