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The Continental O-170 engine is the collective military designation for a family of small aircraft engines, known under the company designation of A50, A65, A75 and A80. The line was designed and built by Continental Motors commencing in the 1940s.
Restored Continental AV1790-5B tank engine at the American Armored Foundation Tank Museum in Danville, Virginia. TD-300 Diesel Engine. In 1929, the company introduced its first aircraft engine, [3] a seven-cylinder radial designated as the A-70, with a displacement of 543.91 cu in (8.91L) that produced 170 hp (127 kW).
In 1905, Continental Motors was born with the introduction of a four-cylinder, four stroke cycle L-head engine operated by a single camshaft. In August 1929, the Continental Motors Company formed the Continental Aircraft Engine Company as a subsidiary to develop and produce its aircraft engines. [1] A Continental engine in a 1948 Divco delivery ...
The later M-18C used the Continental A65 65 hp (48 kW) aircraft engine. [2] [6] The market for the single-seat M-18 was limited, so Mooney later developed the four-place M-20 to appeal to aircraft owners with families. [1] In the early 1970s, Mooney offered plans for four different home-built versions of the M-18. [7] [8]
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The 1940 J-4A gained a fully enclosed cowling, a Continental 65 hp A65 engine, and aft auxiliary fuel. The J-4B was fitted with a 60 hp Franklin 4AC-171 engine. [2] The final version was the 1941 J-4E which sported a 75 hp Continental engine and redesigned interior. The main fuel tank was moved to the wing along with a header tank.
The standard engine was the Continental A65-8, but a Franklin 4AC-176 (DF-65) or a Lycoming O-145-B2 (DL-65) could also be installed. To identify the equipment with single or dual ignition, the letters S or D have been relocated (eg DL-65S for single-ignition and DL-65D for dual-ignition).
Initial variant with a 50 hp (37 kW) Continental A-50 engine. The UC-90 Model 8A Luscombe Master Model 8 with a higher power 65 hp (48 kW) Continental A-65 engine. UC-90A One Model 8A adopted by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II (s/n 42-79549). Model 8B Luscombe Trainer As Model 8A powered by a 65 hp (48 kW) Lycoming O-145 ...