Continental Aircraft Engine Company

Organization

Parallel Names

Continental Motors Corporation. Aircraft Engine Division
Continental Motors Corporation. Continental Aircraft Engine Company

Biography

Locale: Muskegon, Michigan (1905-1966) and Mobile AL (1966-present).

- 1929: Continental Motors Company introduced its first aircraft engine, a seven-cylinder radial designated as the A-70. [https://continental.aero/history/]

- August 1929: the Continental Motors Company formed the Continental Aircraft Engine Company as a subsidiary to develop and produce its aircraft engines." [https://continental.aero/history/]

- 1966: "Continental’s demand eventually outpaced its capacity. The company needed a new home, and in 1966, they found one right here in Alabama. 'We outgrew Muskegon,' says Karen Hong, Continental’s global CEO and president. 'The story we’re told is [Brookley Air Force Base] closed down here and literally, we moved in the next day.'” [https://businessalabama.com/how-continental-soared-into-a-global-powerhouse/]

Functions

Aircraft engine industry -- Date: 1929-08 - 1969

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Continental Operators Handbook (A50 Series 4 & 5, A65 Series 1 & 3, A75 Series 3), 1939-06-15

Item — Box 096, Folder: 002

Identifier: 20210014

Scope and Contents Document Type: Operators Handbook and Manual Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive) Document Number: AV8Special Note on page 2: “This Operators Handbook and Table of Fits and Clearances combines in one unit engines; A50 Series 4 and 5, A65 Series 1 and 3 and A75 Series 3, and therefore cancels and supersedes all previous instructions and clearance data which may have been published or issued on the above engines.”Contents: Warranty, Continental...

Dates: Publication: 1939-06-15

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series III: Aircraft Engines (commercial & military)

Continental Red Seal, Vol. V (1928), No. 1 [Continental Motors Corporation External Newsletter], 1928-11

Item — Box TB.S7.001, Folder: TF.S7.B.0001.a

Identifier: 20170206

Scope and Contents Document Type: Periodical (External Newsletter)Purpose: Informational.Authority: Company (Manufacturer).Document Number: Volume V, No. 1 (November 1928)Scope: Periodic newsletter written and published by the Continental Motors Corporation. Intended for "...the blended interests of all those who have the welfare of Continental at heart and who strive earnestly to promote the prosperity of the Continental...

Dates: Publication: 1928-11

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series VII: Aviation Organizations & History / Sub-series: VII.B: Aviation Organizations & History (Commercial)

Maintenance and Overhaul Manual With Spare Parts Catalog (Models A50, A65, A75, A80 Continental Aircraft Engines), 1948-02-15

Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD

Identifier: 20210013

Scope and Contents Document Type: Manual with Illustrated Parts CatalogDocument Number: Form A-A40From the Introduction: This book is a combined Operator's Manual, Maintenance and Overhaul Manual and Illustrated Parts and Price List for the Continental A50, A65, A75, and A80 series 8 and 9 engines. This manual is intended for use by operators and mechanics as a guide and reference book in the operation and servicing of these engines. The book is...

Dates: Publication: 1948-02-15

Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series IV: Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul / Sub-series IV.B: Aircraft Engine Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

Operator's Handbook: A and C Series 4 cyclinder Continental Red Seal Aircraft Engines for your Piper Airplane, Circa late 1930s-early 1940s

Item — Box 096, Folder: 003

Identifier: 20212020

Scope and Contents Document Type: Operators Handbook Authority: Manufacturer (authoritative directive)Note under "Service": "The engines described in this Handbook are of similar design and construction, their differences being in accessory drives, piston size, etc. Cylinders of aluminum heads and steel barrels are individually assembled to crankcase. Provisions are made for a Starter, Fuel Pump, Fuel Injector, and Oil Cooler on all "A" series en-gines. Provisions are made on all "C" series engines...

Dates: Publication: Circa late 1930s-early 1940s