Continental CD-230

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]

CD-230
TD-300 diesel engine
Type Aircraft Diesel engine
Manufacturer Continental Motors, Inc.
First run 2009
Status In production
Produced 2012-present
Developed from SMA SR305-230

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 300 hp (220 kW) 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]

Specifications (CD-230)

Data from Continental.[6]

General characteristics

Components

Performance
  • Power output: 230 hp (172 kW) at 2200 rpm
  • Compression ratio: 17:1
  • Fuel consumption: 10.95 U.S. gallons (41.5 L; 9.12 imp gal)/hr

See also

Related development

Comparable engines

Related lists

References
  1. "Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 0" (PDF). FAA. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. "Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 2" (PDF). FAA. April 20, 2015.
  3. AvWeb Staff (February 2008). "Teledyne Continental Plans Certified Diesel Within Two Years". Retrieved February 18, 2008.
  4. Bertorelli, Paul (May 2010). "Continental Unveils a Diesel Project (corrected)". AvWebn. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  5. Bertorelli, Paul (May 2010). "TCM Buys a Diesel: Does This Make Sense?". AvWebn. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  6. Continental Motors (undated), CD-200 Series Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 23 December 2014
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