Continental O-470

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The Continental O-470 is a family of air-cooled, horizontally opposed six-cylinder piston aircraft engines widely used in light aircraft from the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft piston engine family
horizontally opposed aircraft engine
application general aviation aircraft
light aircraft
category general aviation piston engine
configuration horizontally opposed
coolingMethod air-cooled
coolingType air-cooled fins on cylinders
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cylinderArrangement flat-six
displacement 470 cubic inches
7.7 litres
engineCycle four-stroke
era post-World War II
familyIncludesVariant O-470-13 NERFINISHED
O-470-A NERFINISHED
O-470-J NERFINISHED
O-470-K NERFINISHED
O-470-L NERFINISHED
O-470-R NERFINISHED
O-470-RM NERFINISHED
O-470-S NERFINISHED
O-470-U NERFINISHED
fuelSystem carbureted
fuelType aviation gasoline
ignitionSystem dual magnetos
introductionPeriod mid-20th century
manufacturer Continental Motors NERFINISHED
mountingType direct-drive
notableFeature robust design suitable for rough-field operations
widely used in Cessna high-wing singles
numberOfCylinders 6
productionStatus out of production for most variants
successor Continental IO-520 NERFINISHED
Continental IO-550 NERFINISHED
typicalCompressionRatioRange 7.0:1 to 8.6:1 (depending on variant) GENERATED
typicalPowerRange 190 to 260 horsepower
usedFor aerial survey
bush flying
flight training
personal aviation
utility transport
usedInAircraft Beechcraft Bonanza (some models) NERFINISHED
Beechcraft Debonair (some models) NERFINISHED
Cessna 180 NERFINISHED
Cessna 182 Skylane NERFINISHED
Cessna 185 Skywagon NERFINISHED
Cessna 205 NERFINISHED
Cessna 206 (early variants) NERFINISHED
valvetrain overhead valve

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