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Continental Motors

Tips to pickle an engine off the wing

By Ben Visser · May 28, 2025 · 2 Comments

What is the best way to preserve or “pickle” aircraft engines that are off the wing waiting for an airframe restoration or for a kit-built aircraft to be completed?

12 million hours and counting…

By General Aviation News Staff · April 15, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Introduced in 2020, Continental Aerospace Technologies’ line of Jet-A piston engines for general aviation has surpassed 12 million flight hours.

The heart of an airplane

By Jim Roberts · December 5, 2024 · 4 Comments

Talent and dedication — those words sum up all those who have cared for our little bird. They personify the saying, “Without mechanics, pilots would just be pedestrians with leather jackets, big sunglasses, and expensive watches.”

Continental partners on new piston engine technology, expands mechanic training

By General Aviation News Staff · July 23, 2024 · Leave a Comment

The company also revealed it has expanded its factory training for aviation technicians.

Birds of a feather

By Ben Visser · October 11, 2023 ·

One of the most common questions our oils expert receives is from pilots wondering why general aviation is in the same spot regarding unleaded avgas as it was 25 years ago.

Continental Jet-A piston engine certified

By General Aviation News Staff · August 3, 2023 ·

The certification “validates the engine’s compliance with the FAA’s strict airworthiness and safety standards,” according to company officials.

Continental testing vegetable oil as sustainable fuel for its engines

By General Aviation News Staff · July 26, 2023 ·

“Our extensive analysis has thus far demonstrated results that confirm our 4-cylinder Jet-A engines exhibit seamless performance equal to traditional Jet-A fuel,” said Dr. David Dörner, vice president of global research and development for Continental.

Continental Jet-A piston engines achieve milestones, including increased TBR

By General Aviation News Staff · April 27, 2023 ·

Continental reports two milestones for its Jet-A piston engine series: The jet-fuel burning piston engine family has accumulated more than 10 million flight hours, while the CD-170 engine has received a Time Between Replacement (TBR) extension from 1,200 to 1,800 hours from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

New president named at Continental

By General Aviation News Staff · March 17, 2022 ·

Karen Hong has been named president and CEO of Continental Aerospace Technologies.

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