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{{List of Continental Models}}'''Use the following MAKE TEMPLATE as the foundation for your Wikicars' [[List of Manufacturers|Automobile Make]] page:'''
{{List of Continental Models}}'''Continental Motors''' is a [[corporation]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]], [[USA]], that produces [[aircraft engine]]s. They are currently part of the [[Teledyne]] conglomerate, and properly known as '''Teledyne Continental'''.


Start off with a brief ''Introduction'' to the company. This would be a good place to create a table of company statistics and share any other relevant tidbits of information and factoids about the company.
The company produced engines for various independent manufactures of [[automobiles]], [[tractors]], and stationary equipment (i.e. [[pumps]] [[generators]] machinery drives) from the [[1920s]] through the [[1960s]]. The company had two major production plants located in [[Muskegon, Michigan]] and [[Detroit, Michigan]](closed in 1965). Continental Motors also produced [[Continental automobile|Continental]] branded automobiles in [[1932]]/[[1933]] based upon the [[1931]] [[De Vaux]], a product of the [[De Vaux Motors]] Corporations of Oakland, California, which had been using body dies left over from the former [[Durant (automobile)|Durant]], which been produced by [[Durant Motors]] until [[1930]].
[[Image:Continental_AV-1790-5B.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Restored Continental AV-1790-5B tank engine at the American Armored Foundation Tank Museum in Danville, Virginia.]]
Although Continental is most well known for its light aviation engines, they were also contracted to produce the air-cooled V12 "AV-1790-5B" [[gasoline]] engine for the U.S. Army's M47 [[Patton tank]] and the [[diesel]] AVDS-1790-2A and its derivitives for the [[Patton tank|M48 Patton]] and [[Patton tank|M60]] series [[Tank classification|main battle tanks]].


==History==
==Company history==
Then, comes the ''History'' section. Expand on any important events and company occurances in this section.  
[[1905 in aviation|1905]] Continental Motors is born with the introduction of a four-cylinder, [[four stroke cycle]] [[L-head]] [[internal combustion engine|engine]] operated by a single [[camshaft]].  


==Future Models==
[[1906 in aviation|1906]] Type "O" 45 hp (34 kW) engine is developed to power aircraft.  
Next, comes the ''Future Models'' section. In this section, list any upcoming models or future plans for the company.


==Current Models==
[[1929 in aviation|1929]] A-70 [[radial engine|radial]], seven-cylinder engine is introduced.  
This is where the ''Current Model Line'' for the MAKE is listed. If there were changes made to the current make line-up, mention them here.


* Please be sure to list the CURRENT models for the given MAKE in the "'''Discussion'''" section of the page. A site administrator will then add an ''Infobox'' to the MAKE page with the list of current models.
[[1930 in aviation|1930]] A-40 four-cylinder engine is introduced.  


==Discontinued Models==
[[1938 in aviation|1938]] A-50 is added to the lineup to power the [[Piper Cub]] and [[Taylorcraft Aircraft|Taylorcraft]].  
Companies undergo new model line-ups and refresh models depending on market trends. Models that have been retired or are no longer in production should be listed here.


==See Also==
[[1939 in aviation|1939]] Continental builds aircraft engines for use in British and American tanks.  
This section should be used to link to other pages within Wikicars, that are related to this article.
* For example, the [[Ford]] company page, will have links to [[Mercury]], [[Lincoln]], [[Mazda]] and [[Volvo]] in this section, because all four are manufatured by [[Ford]] ''and'' are related in content because they are [[List of Manufacturers|Automobile Manufacturers]].


==External Links==
[[1945 in aviation|1945]] Six-cylinder E-185 developed for [[Beechcraft]] Bonanza.
Please include any external sites that were used in collaborating this data, including manufacturer sites, in this section.
 
[[1950s]] [[Continental A-65|A-65]] developed into the more powerful C-90 and eventually to the 100 hp (75 kW) [[Continental O-200|O-200]]. The latter powered a very important airplane design milestone: the [[Cessna 150]].
 
[[1960s]] [[turbocharger|Turbocharging]] and [[fuel injection]] are brought to general aviation. A turbocharger allows the engine to power the aircraft to a higher altitude where the air is thinner. This can occasionally allow the aircraft to fly above a storm, which is a major safety benefit. Fuel injection allows the aircraft to perform aggressive maneuvers without suffering the fuel starvation that a carburetor may incur. The IO-520's applications expand to dominate the market.
 
[[1984 in aviation|1984]] TSIO-520-BE for the [[The New Piper Aircraft|Piper]] Malibu. It sets new efficiency standards for light aircraft piston engines.
 
[[1986 in aviation|1986]] Powered by a liquid cooled version of the IO-240, the [[Scaled Composites Voyager|Voyager]] is the first piston-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the world without refueling.
 
[[1997 in aviation|1997]] [[NASA]] selects Continental to develop and produce GAP, a new 200-hp piston engine that operates on Jet-A fuel. This is in response to 100-octane aviation gasoline becoming less available in the face of decreased demand, as a result of smaller [[turboprop]] engines becoming more prevalent due to their long service life.
 
[[1999 in aviation|1999]] Continental develops and tests its first [[FADEC]]-equipped engine.
 
<small>Source; excerpt and wikified from official site.</small>
 
Continental Motors continues to build engines for aircraft and is currently (2005) a division of [[Teledyne]] Technologies Company.
 
==Automobiles Using Continental Engines==
*[[Checker Cab]] (pre-[[1965]])
*[[Durant Motors]] (including '''Durant''', '''Flint''' and '''Star''' brand cars)
*[[Jeep]] (during [[World War II]])
*[[Kaiser-Frazer Corporation]] (including '''Allstate''', '''Frazer''', '''Henry J''', '''Kaiser''' and post-1953 '''Willys''' brand cars)
*[[Keller (automobile)|Keller]]
*[[Velie]]
*[[Willys]]
 
==External link==
:[http://www.tcmlink.com/index.html Teledyne Continental Motors] TCM official site
 
==References==
{{cite book |last= Foss|first= Christopher F.| title= Jane's Pocket Book of Modern Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles|origdate= 1974|publisher= Collier Books|id= 73-15286|pages= 45-49}}
 
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Continental Motors is a corporation in Mobile, Alabama, USA, that produces aircraft engines. They are currently part of the Teledyne conglomerate, and properly known as Teledyne Continental.

The company produced engines for various independent manufactures of automobiles, tractors, and stationary equipment (i.e. pumps generators machinery drives) from the 1920s through the 1960s. The company had two major production plants located in Muskegon, Michigan and Detroit, Michigan(closed in 1965). Continental Motors also produced Continental branded automobiles in 1932/1933 based upon the 1931 De Vaux, a product of the De Vaux Motors Corporations of Oakland, California, which had been using body dies left over from the former Durant, which been produced by Durant Motors until 1930.

File:Continental AV-1790-5B.JPG
Restored Continental AV-1790-5B tank engine at the American Armored Foundation Tank Museum in Danville, Virginia.

Although Continental is most well known for its light aviation engines, they were also contracted to produce the air-cooled V12 "AV-1790-5B" gasoline engine for the U.S. Army's M47 Patton tank and the diesel AVDS-1790-2A and its derivitives for the M48 Patton and M60 series main battle tanks.

Company history

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.

1939 Continental builds aircraft engines for use in British and American tanks.

1945 Six-cylinder E-185 developed for Beechcraft Bonanza.

1950s A-65 developed into the more powerful C-90 and eventually to the 100 hp (75 kW) O-200. The latter powered a very important airplane design milestone: the Cessna 150.

1960s Turbocharging and fuel injection are brought to general aviation. A turbocharger allows the engine to power the aircraft to a higher altitude where the air is thinner. This can occasionally allow the aircraft to fly above a storm, which is a major safety benefit. Fuel injection allows the aircraft to perform aggressive maneuvers without suffering the fuel starvation that a carburetor may incur. The IO-520's applications expand to dominate the market.

1984 TSIO-520-BE for the Piper Malibu. It sets new efficiency standards for light aircraft piston engines.

1986 Powered by a liquid cooled version of the IO-240, the 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 piston engine that operates on Jet-A fuel. This is in response to 100-octane aviation gasoline becoming less available in the face of decreased demand, as a result of smaller turboprop engines becoming more prevalent due to their long service life.

1999 Continental develops and tests its first FADEC-equipped engine.

Source; excerpt and wikified from official site.

Continental Motors continues to build engines for aircraft and is currently (2005) a division of Teledyne Technologies Company.

Automobiles Using Continental Engines

External link

Teledyne Continental Motors TCM official site

References

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