Continental Diesel engines reduce the direct operating costs significantly. For further information about our kerosene piston engines please visit our website www.continentaldiesel.com

As manufacturer of piston engines, we offer state-of-the-art, fuel efficient kerosene piston aircraft engine to General Aviation flight schools, charter companies and clubs. The engines lower operating costs for fuel and service. The engines make flying significantly cheaper. Certified installations of CD-135 engines are available for the most common training aircraft like Cessna 172, Piper PA-28, Diamond DA40 TDI and DA42 Twin Star, as well as Robin DR400. The CD-310 is offered as an assembly kit and is certified for different models of Cessna 206.

The CD-135 is a four stroke diesel engine with four in-line cylinders, each with four valves. The engine is turbo charged and equipped with common rail direct injection. In addition, it is liquid-cooled, has a completely electronic engine and propeller control unit, and a wet sump oil system as well as a reduction gearbox with a ratio of i = 1.69:1. The CD-135 is certified by EASA and FAA and is offered as a preassembled firewall forward kit.

The CD-310 is a V-arrangement with eight cylinders, each with four valves. It is bi-turbo charged and equipped with common rail direct injection. In addition, it is liquid- cooled, has a completely electronic engine and propeller control unit, and a wet sump oil system as well as a reduction gearbox with a ratio of i = 1.69:1. Dependent on the airframe, you can get the CD-310 in different performance levels up to 350 hp. The engine is certified by EASA and FAA.

The installation and distribution of our Continental Diesel engines is performed by our authorised distributors of our Continental Diesel Service Network. The CD-135 is supplied to plane manufacturer Diamond Aircraft Industries as an installation kit, and installed into the successful DA40 TDI and DA42 Twin Star aircraft. For mid-2008 the manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company had been planning to offer its Skyhawk TD with the CD-135 ex factory. Due to the insolvency proceedings the project had to be stopped for the present.

The innovative Continental Diesel aircraft engines surpass the well known avgas engines regarding safety, comfort, cost effectiveness and performance. The Continental Diesel engines are equipped with a redundant electronic motor management: the FADEC-system (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) without mechanical back up. The FADEC controls and surveys the engine, and utilizes a single lever control for power setting. In addition, the FADEC system logs all engine data for later analysis.