The Continental IO-346 engine is a

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four-cylinder aircraft engine that was developed especially for the Beechcraft Musketeer Custom III by Continental Motors. It was produced for that aircraft between 1965 and 1969.Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 63. TAB Books, 1983.

Design and development

There is no carbureted version of the engine, which would have been designated O-346 and therefore the base model is the IO-346. The IO-346 was designed to run on 91-98

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. The engine has a dry weight of including the generator and starter. The ignition system consists of dual

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s, one Scintilla S4RN-201 and one S4RN-205 or, alternatively, two Slick Electro 449 magnetos.

Variants

;IO-346-A :Base model, certified 27 July 1962 ;IO-346-B :Identical to IO-346-A except it incorporates provisions for a hydraulic propeller control. Certified 23 June 1964.

Applications

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Specifications (IO-346)

Reference: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights''

References

{{Continental aeroengines 1960s aircraft piston engines Boxer engines IO-346

Design and development

Variants

Applications

Specifications (IO-346)

See also

References