Teledyne Continental Motors Voyager-200 Horizontally-opposed Engine
date: label: Date
content: 1987
name: label: Designer
content: Continental, Inc.
label: Manufacturer
content: Teledyne Continental Motors (Mobile, Alabama)
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, Horizontally-opposed, 4-cylinders, liquid-cooled, horizontally-opposed, fuel-injected
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 82 kW (110 hp) at 2,750 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 3.28 L (201 cu in)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 103.2 mm (4.0625 in) x 98.4 mm (3.875 in)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight (dry): 97.1 kg (214 lb)
label: Summary
content: 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.
label: Summary
content: 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.
label: Summary
content: 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.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teledyne Continental Motors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19870381000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Aluminum
label: Materials
content: Steel
label: Materials
content: Coating
label: Materials
content: Copper Alloy
label: Materials
content: Textile
label: Materials
content: Plastic
label: Materials
content: Rubber
label: Materials
content: Nickel
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D: 83.8 × 76.2 × 55.9cm (2 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 10 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Storage (Aluminum pallet storage): 121.9 × 121.9 × 139.7cm, 244.5kg (4 ft. × 4 ft. × 4 ft. 7 in., 539lb.)