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Page Date: 20. April 2002
Section 7
Description and Operation of Aircraft and Systems
Pilot´s Operating Handbook
EXTRA 300L
7.10
POWER PLANT
7.10.1
ENGINE
The power plant consists of one Textron-Lycoming six-cylinder, horizontally opposed,
aircooled, direct drive, fuel injection engine type with inverted oil system.
The rated maximum T/O Power is 300 HP at 2700 RPM.
Engine specification:
a) Textron - Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5
b) Textron - Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5D
For the present TBO refer to latest issue of Textron - Lycoming
SERVICE LETTER No. L 201.
The AEIO-540-L1B5 (D) engine is equipped with special antivibration
counterweights.
The following accessories are included in the power plant
installation:
Fuel Injector:
Bendix
Magnetos:
Slick
Alternator:
Electrosystems
Starter:
B&C
Fuel pump:
Gates Lear
Shielded ignition system
Propeller governor drive
Transistor voltage regulator
Overvoltage relay
The engine is operated with the following manual controls:
Throttle control, dual
RPM control
Fuel mixture control
The propeller governor monitors the RPM automatically
and prevents overspeeding. In the event that oil pressure is lost
the propeller is automatically adjusted to coarse pitch in order
to avoid overspeeding.
The use of 100/130 aviation grade fuel (AVGAS 100) is the minimum grade
recommended by the manufacturer of the AEIO-540-L1B5 (D) engine.
For continuous operation 115/145 aviation fuel is the maximum
grade.
Page Date: 15. December 2005
Summary of Contents for 300L
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