- 1905
Creation of original Continental® Motors, Muskegon, Michigan
- 1906
Type ''O'' 45-hp engine is developed to power aircraft
- 1929
A-70 radial, seven cylinder engine is introduced
- 1930
A-40 four-cylinder engine is introduced to aircraft
- 1936
W670 radial is developed
- 1938
A-50 is added to the lineup to power the Piper Cub and Taylorcraft
- 1940
A65 engine is developed and widely used for the Grasshopper fleet
- 1945
Six-cylinder E-185 developed for Beechcraft Bonanza
- 1946
After the war, light plane industry expands rapidly. Continental® sold 34,358 engines
- 1950s
A-65 developed into the more powerful C-90 and eventually to the 100-hp C-200. The latter powered one of the most important airplanes ever: the Cessna 150
- 1954
O300A, successor to the C-145 powered many aircraft including Cessna, Taylorcraft and Aeronca
- 1960s
Turbocharging and fuel-injection are brought to general aviation by Continental®
- 1964
Jerrie Mock was the first woman to fly around the world solo. She flew a Cessna 180 powered by a Continental® O-470
- 1966
Continental® opens location in Mobile, Alabama
- 1984
Continental® produces TSIO-520-BE for Piper Malibu. It sets new efficiency targets for piston engines
- 1986
Powered by Continental® engines, 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
- 2002
FADEC IOF240 and IOF550 series engines Type Certified
- 2004
Columbia Aircraft begins production of the 400 using Continental® TSIO-55-C. Liberty Aerospace certifies the new XL2 Aircraft with Continental® FADEC IOF240B
- 2009
Continental® develops and FAA certifies the O200 Lightweight Engine. With a reduced weight of 199 lbs. it is best in class for all training aircraft worldwide
- 2010
Continental® launches CD-200 series engine and unleaded Avgas development
- 2011
Flight Design selects Continental® new IO360-AF (Alternative Fuel) engine for their four seat C4 aircraft
- 2011
Continental® is acquired by Technify Motors (USA) LTD, a subsidiary of AVIC International, strengthening the companies market access
- 2012
TSIO550-N1B Factory Turbocharged Engine is Type Certified for the Turbo Normalized Cirrus SR22
- 2013
Continental® starts rate production of its first Turbo Diesel
- 2013
Acquisition of Thielert Aircraft Engines assets. Continental® offers a complete range of certified Diesel engines for General Aviation
- 2014
CD-230 Diesel engine certified in China
- 2014
First Flight of CD-300 300 hp Diesel engine
- 2014
Acquisition of Southern Avionics
- 2015
Continental® offers Nickel Silicon Carbide coated cylinders. NiC3™ cylinders available for most popular piston aviation engines
- 2015
Continental® acquires the assets of Danbury Aerospace, including ECI™, Titan Engines™
- 2016
Continental® Diesel CD-135 and CD-155 Diesel engines TBR increased to 2100 hours. More than 6,000 engines delivered and over 7,100,000 flight time hours worldwide
- 2019
Continental® moves to the next chapter with global rebranding and brand identity change to Continental Aerospace Technologies™
- 2020
CD-170 Jet-A piston engine developed into Tecnam Aircraft P2010 TDI
- 2020
CD-300 Jet-A piston engine developed into Diamond Aircraft DA50 RG