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Teledyne Continental Motors Voyager-200 Horizontally-opposed Engine
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, Horizontally-opposed, 4-cylinders, liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, fuel-injected
- Power rating: 82 kW (110 hp) at 2,750 rpm
- Displacement: 3.28 L (201 cu in)
- Bore and Stroke: 103.2 mm (4.0625 in) x 98.4 mm (3.875 in)
- Weight (dry): 97.1 kg (214 lb)
- Summary
- In 1930, Continental began development of air-cooled horizontally opposed engines for low-powered aircraft. For example, the Continental A-40 made the classic Piper Cub possible. In 1980, Continental began evaluation of the liquid-cooled concept for future general aviation aircraft, and, in 1984, the engine was chosen for the Voyager aircraft.
- The advanced design incorporated a lightweight, liquid-cooled cylinder, permitting combustion chamber improvements and minimizing fuel consumption by reducing cooling drag and wear characteristics, as well as providing longer life and time-between-overhaul. The design also allowed the high altitude capability necessary for the Voyager aircraft.
- The exhibited Voyager-200 engine is an exact duplicate of the rear engine installed in the aircraft. The fuel efficiency of this power plant was one of the key elements that made Voyager's nonstop, unrefueled round-the-world flight possible. Except for a 4-minute interval near the end of the flight when the fuel flow was interrupted, the engine ran continuously during Voyager's 9-day flight in late-1986.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teledyne Continental Motors
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1987
- Inventory Number
- A19870381000
- Designer
- Continental, Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Teledyne Continental Motors (Mobile, Alabama)
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Steel
- Coating
- Copper Alloy
- Textile
- Plastic
- Rubber
- Nickel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 83.8 × 76.2 × 55.9cm (2 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 10 in.)
- Storage (Aluminum pallet storage): 121.9 × 121.9 × 139.7cm, 244.5kg (4 ft. × 4 ft. × 4 ft. 7 in., 539lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Record ID
- nasm_A19870381000
- Usage
- CC0
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