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Continental announced that the FAA has granted Validated Type Certification (VTC) to the company’s CD-300 Jet-A Piston engine.

This achievement validates the engine's compliance with the agency’s airworthiness and safety standards and exemplifies the streamlined validation process deriving of the FAA-EASA bilateral agreement.

Continental president and CEO Karen Hong stated: "We are thrilled to receive the VTC for the CD-300 Jet-A engine. This VTC achievement represents our commitment to bringing cutting-edge technology and advanced engine solutions to the aviation industry. This engine demonstrates the latest piston engine technology that is leading the way for more sustainability in general aviation.”

Since receiving European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification in 2017, Continental’s CD-300 engine has earned numerous distinctions, including being selected by Diamond Aircraft to power the marque’s DA50-RG model. What’s more, a Continental CD-300 engine powered the DA50-RG aircraft.

Continental has slowly extended the powerplant’s Time Between Replacement (TBR) to two-thousand hours. Moreover, the global fleet of CD series engines recently surpassed ten-million cumulative flight-hours.

FMI: www.continental.aero