The Superior Air Parts Vantage is a type certified piston aircraft engine developed by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States and based upon the non-certified Superior Air Parts XP-360. The design is officially designated the Superior Air Parts O-360 and IO-360. Vantage is a marketing name.
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.
Development The Vantage engine is a development of the XP-360 experimental engine that was put through the US Federal Aviation Administration engine type certification process starting in 1996. Certification was based on FAR 33 through amendment 20, effective 13 December 2000, application 17 July 2001 and certification was achieved on 31 March 2004. The initial time between overhauls was set at 1,000 hours, with an aim of expanding that to 2,000 hours.
Design The engine is a four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, four-stroke, displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It produces , depending on the model. It is available in carburetor-equipped and fuel injected versions.
Variants
O-360 180 hp models O-360-A1A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and a basic dry weight of . O-360-A2A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and a basic dry weight of . O-360-A3A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-A4A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-A5A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-A6A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B1A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B2A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B3A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speedh propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B4A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B5A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B6A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a conical engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C1A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C2A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C3A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C4A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C5A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-C6A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D1A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D2A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D3A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D4A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D5A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-D6A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a heavy wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a conical engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E1A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a solid front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E2A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E3A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a solid front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E4A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a solid front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E5A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a solid front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-E6A2 Carburetor-equipped model with a solid front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.5:1 and with a basic dry weight of .
168 hp models O-360-A1A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and a basic dry weight of . O-360-A2A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and a basic dry weight of . O-360-A3A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a conical style engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-A4A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-A5A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a fixed pitch propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a front propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B1A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 1 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B2A1 Carburetor-equipped model with a thin wall front main bearing journal crankshaft, for a constant speed propeller, and a number 2 style dynafocal engine mount for a rear propeller governor, that produces at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 7.2:1 and with a basic dry weight of . O-360-B3A1