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Continental Motors is a corporation in Mobile, AL, USA, that produces aircraft engines. 1905 Continental Motors is born with the introduction of a four-cylinder, four stroke cycle L-head engine operated by a single camshaft.
1906 Type "O" 45 hp (34 kW) engine is developed to power aircraft.
1929 A-70 radial, seven-cylinder engine is introduced.
1930 A-40 four-cylinder engine is introduced.
1938 A-50 is added to the lineup to power the Piper Cub and Taylorcraft.
1939This is a list of aviation-related events from 1939: Events January January 12 the RAF Auxiliary Air Force Reserve is formed February February 9 Alex Henshaw sets a new speed record for the round trip between England and Cape Town in 4 days 10 minutes in Continental builds aircraft engines for use in British and American tanks.
1945This is a list of aviation-related events from 1945: Events January January 1 the Luftwaffe begins targeting Allied airfields in Europe as " Operation Bodenplatte" February February 13- 15 Allied bombers attack Dresden with incendiary weapons, destroying Six-cylinder E-185 developed for BeechcraftBeech Bonanza F33C Beech D. 17S Staggerwing Beechcraft Model 2000 Starship The Beech Aircraft Corporation purchased by Raytheon Aircraft on February 8, 1980, and often known as Beechcraft is a manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, rangin Bonanza.
1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. A-65 developed into the more powerful C-90 and eventually to the 100 hpThe horsepower hp is the name of several non-metric units of power. In scientific discourse the horsepower is rarely used due to the various definitions and the existence of an SI unit for power, the watt (W). However, the idea of horsepower persists as a (75 kW) O-200The Continental O-200 engine is an important aircraft engine. It is produced by the Continental Motors corporation. It produces 100 hp (75 kW) and weighs 188 lb (85 kg). It has been used in many aircraft including the very common Cessna 150. The O-200 is. The latter powered one of the most important airplanes ever: the Cessna 150The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, originally designed for flight training. The 150 was offered in the Commuter basic model and the aerobatic Aerobat model (produced in limited numbers). Cessna 150 history The 150, first.
1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around Turbocharging and fuel injection are brought to general aviation. IO-520's applications expand to dominate the market.
1984 TSIO-520-BE for the Piper Malibu. It sets new efficiency targets for piston engines.
1986 Powered by a liquid cooled version of the IO-240, the Rutan Voyager is the first piston-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the world without refueling.
1997 NASA selects Continental to develop and produce GAP, a new 200-hp engine that operates on Jet-A fuel.
1999 Continental develops and tests its first FADEC-equipped engine.
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