Continental CD-230 explained

The Continental CD-230 is a four-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft Diesel engine produced by Continental Motors, Inc.The engine received its type certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2012, under the official TD-300-B designation.^[1] A later revision adds the TD-300-C with a higher critical altitude.^[2]

Design and development

In 2008, Teledyne Continental's new president, Rhett Ross, announced that the company is very concerned about future availability of 100LL avgas, and as a result will develop a Diesel engine in the 300hp range for certification in 2009 or 2010.^[3]

Rather than develop a new Diesel engine from scratch, Continental decided to license an existing design to develop. The company did not release details on which engine they licensed, but the aviation media have identified it as the French SMA SR305-230 engine.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • News: A Visit to Teledyne Continental Motors . Ronald Donner . Jul 20, 2010 . Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
• News: CMI, AVIC Collaborate On Diesel Engines For GA Market . Jul 24, 2012 . Amy Svitak . Aviation Week Network . August 9, 2017 . August 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213434/http://aviationweek.com/awin/cmi-avic-collaborate-diesel-engines-ga-market . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 0 . December 19, 2012 . FAA . August 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212128/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/26f364649ebf047c86257ae8004fd4d8/$FILE/E00017AT_Rev_0.pdf . August 9, 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 2 . April 20, 2015 . FAA.
3. Web site: Teledyne Continental Plans Certified Diesel Within Two Years. 2008-02-18. AvWeb Staff. February 2008.
4. News: Continental Unveils a Diesel Project (corrected). 12 March 2011. Bertorelli. Paul. May 2010. AvWebn.
5. News: TCM Buys a Diesel: Does This Make Sense? . 12 March 2011 . Bertorelli . Paul . May 2010 . AvWebn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100520023102/http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVWebInsider_DieselTCM_202542-1.html . 20 May 2010 .