Lycoming IO-390-A Certified Engine

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Key Takeaways:

  • Lycoming's VP of Marketing, Dennis Racine, discusses the certification of the IO-390 engine, transitioning it from an Experimental-class powerplant.
  • The company plans to develop and promote STCs (Supplemental Type Certificates) for the IO-390 in production aircraft.
  • The first certified installation of the IO-390 will be in a Cessna Cardinal RG, with potential future applications for aircraft like Mooney or Piper.
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Lycoming’s VP of Marketing, Dennis Racine, talks with Kitplanes editor Marc Cook about the development of the IO-390 into certified form from the original Experimental-class powerplant and the future of Lycoming-promoted and -engineered STCs for production aircraft. The first airplane to get the 390 will be a Cessna Cardinal RG. Is your Mooney or Piper next?

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