Crosswinds Aviation DA20 C1 Eclipse, Training Manual

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Aircraft Systems
1.1 Engine
The DA20-C1 is equipped with a Continental, 4-cylinder, IO-240-B (fuel injected, opposed,
239.8 cubic inch) engine rated at 125 horsepower at 2800 RPM. The engine is direct drive
(crankshaft connected directly to the propeller), horizontally opposed (pistons oppose each
other), piston driven, fuel injected and normally aspirated (no turbo or supercharging).
Engine ignition is provided through the use of engine-driven magnetos, which are
independent of the aircraft’s electrical system and each other and utilize impulse coupling.
C Continental IO-240-B
H Horizontally Opposed 4-cylinder
A Air Cooled
N Normally Aspirated
D Direct Drive
1.2
Oil
The acceptable range for oil in the DA20-C1 is 4-6 quarts. Never depart with the oil indicating
below 4 quarts. Use only oil approved by the flight school, never use open oil containers and
risk contamination. The engine has high pressure wet sump lubrication. The oil is pumped
by a mechanical, engine driven pump. An oil dipstick indicates the level of oil in the tank.
The dipstick is marked for US quarts.
Figure 1: Diamond DA20 C1 oil system
diagram
1.3
Propeller
The DA20-C1 is equipped with a Sensenich two-bladed, Fixed pitch, Wood Propeller with a