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Engine
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Teledyne Continental Motors
IOF-240-B with FADEC |
What do you get when you take the already economical IOF-240-B and add a Dual Full Authority Digital Engine Control(FADEC) system and put it in a carbon fiber fuselage? You get the most economical, advanced, environmentally friendly, certified piston engine aircraft in productions today, the Liberty XL2.
The XL2 is the only certified aircraft with the FADEC equipped Teledyne Continental IOF-240-B engine as standard equipment. At 125hp, 5.0 - 5.5 gph fuel efficiency and 115kt cruise the FADEC equipped 240 is the perfect balance of performance and economy.
Benefits of the
IOF-240-B
| Fuel Efficiency |
5.0 gph in the training environment.
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| Cost of Operation |
Lowest overall maintenance/operation cost.
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| Environmentally Friendly |
Lowest carbon emissions from FADEC optimization. |
| FADEC |
Monitors engine performance 20 times a second. |
| Ease of Maintenance |
Easy access panels allow direct access to engine.
Computer access allows for easy diagnostic and performance monitoring. |
| Ease of Use |
Single lever power control. |
| Speed |
115 kt Cruise |
| Range |
500 Nautical Miles |
ABOUT FADEC - Full Authority Digital Engine Control with PowerLink™ Technology
Through the years, Teledyne Continental Motors has been the driving force behind numerous milestone achievements in the power of flight. Add the introduction of the PowerLink™ FADEC system to the list.
Considered breakthrough technology, Continental's new PowerLink™ is the first FADEC system for piston aircraft engines that provides computer-controlled electronic ignition and true sequential direct port electronic fuel injection. With PowerLink™ FADEC, the need for a cockpit mixture control lever is eliminated. Futher, PowerLink™ monitors all vital engine parameters so you think more about flying and less about engine management.
Developed in conjunction with Aerosance, a company known for its advanced technology and rigid quality control that was recently acquired by Teledyne Continental, Continental's PowerLink™ FADEC system springboards aviation from the technology of the 30's into environmentally responsible technology for the future.
PowerLink is a solid state digital electronic system with only one moving part, the pintel that moves in the fuel injectors at each cylinder. From the precision castings for the controller housings, to the CNC machining of speed sensor assembly parts, to the laser welding of solenoid coil enclosures, the system showcases the latest developments in manufacturing.
All of the electronic circuit boards are manufactured on an automated environmentally-clean chemical production line. Placement of electronic components are automatically registered then surface-mount-wave-soldered to the printed circuit board. The production acceptance test of components at Aerosance - including harnesses, controller units and speed sensor assemblies - is automated, including data capture and storage.
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