The Continental IO-346 engine is a fuel-injected 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 avgas. The engine has a dry weight of including the generator and starter. The ignition system consists of dual magnetos, 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
Beechcraft Musketeer Gadfly E.S 102 Piel Emeraude Stampe SV-4D
Specifications (IO-346) Reference: Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights
See also List of aircraft engines
References