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Copyright
2004 Glasair Aviation, LLC Arlington, Washington All rights reserved
6-1 POWERPLANT
Powerplants supported by Glasair Aviation for the Sportsman are the
the Lycoming O-360 (180 h.p.). See “S
ECTION
2: L
IMITATIONS
” for
further details. Glasair Aviation supplies engine mounts, exhaust
systems, cowlings and other firewall-forward options for all of the
supported engines.
If you didn’t receive one with your engine, we recommend purchasing
the operator’s manual for the engine model installed in your airplane.
Besides operating instructions and performance tables, these manuals
have information concerning installation, maintenance and trouble-
shooting.
6-2 PROPELLER/GOVERNOR
Either constant-speed or fixed-pitch propellers can be used on a
Lycoming engine-equipped Sportsman.
NOTE
Some
Lycoming O-360
engines equipped with either Hartzell
constant-speed or Sensenich fixed-pitch propellers are
restricted from continuous operation within certain r.p.m.
ranges. See Section 2-4.6 of this manual for details.