Lycoming IO-720
The Lycoming IO-720 engine is a large displacement, horizontally opposed, eight-cylinder aircraft engine featuring four cylinders per side, manufactured by Lycoming Engines.
| IO-720 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Piston aero-engine |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lycoming Engines |
| First run | 1961 |
| Major applications | PAC Fletcher Piper Comanche 400 Helio Courier |
| Produced | 1961–present |
| Developed from | Lycoming O-360 |
There is no carburated version of the engine, which would have been designated O-720 and therefore the base model is the IO-720. The IO-720 and the Jabiru 5100 are the only flat-eight configuration aircraft engines currently in production.
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