Superior Air Parts XP-382

Superior Air Parts XP-382
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Superior Air Parts

The Superior Air Parts XP-382 is an aircraft engine, designed and produced by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States for use in homebuilt aircraft.[1]

The company is owned by the Chinese company Superior Aviation Beijing, which is 60% owned by Chairman Cheng Shenzong and 40% owned by Beijing E-Town, an economic development agency of the municipal government of Beijing.

Design and development

The engine is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, 382 cu in (6,260 cc) displacement, fuel injected air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It produces 200 hp (149 kW), with an 8.9:1 compression ratio.[2]

The engine is not type certified and is therefore intended for homebuilt aircraft.[3]

In March 2019 the engine type was withdrawn from service and all customer engines were subject to a mandatory, immediate buy-back by the manufacturer to remove them from service. The company made this decision based on detonation problems found in some XP-400 engines that could not be resolved. Due to parts commonality, the decision was made to buy-back the XP-382 engines as well.[4][5]

Specifications (XP-382)

Data from Manufacturer[2]

General characteristics

  • Type: Four cylinder, four stroke aircraft engine
  • Displacement: 382 cc (23.3 cu in)
  • Length: 32.8 in (833 mm)
  • Width: 33.5 in (851 mm)
  • Height: 24.0 in (610 mm)
  • Dry weight: 302 lb (137.0 kg)

Components

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ Wynbrandt, James (29 July 2017). "Superior Air Parts Celebrates 50th Anniversary". Experimental Aircraft Association. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Superior Air Parts (2013). "Engine models". superiorairparts.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ Superior Air Parts (2013). "FAQ". superiorairparts.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Kate (1 March 2019). "Superior Grounds XP-382 And XP-400 Engines". AVweb. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Marc (1 March 2019). "Detonation Concerns Behind Superior's Buyback Of XP-400 And XP-382 Engines". AVweb. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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