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{{Short description|Diesel aircraft engine produced by Continental Motors, Inc}}
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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
|name= CD-230
|image= TD300.jpg
|caption= TD-300 diesel engine
}}{{Infobox aircraft engine
|type= [[Aircraft Diesel engine]]
|manufacturer= [[Continental Motors, Inc.]]
|first run=2009
|produced=2012-present
|status= In production
|major applications=
|number built =
|developed from = [[SMA SR305-230]]
|developed into = <!-- [[Continental TD-450]] -->
|variants with their own articles =
}}
|}
The '''Continental CD-230''' is a four-cylinder, [[horizontally opposed]] [[aircraft Diesel engine]] produced by [[Continental Motors, Inc.]]
The engine received its [[type certificate]] from the US [[Federal Aviation Administration]] on December 19, 2012, under the official TD-300-B designation.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/26f364649ebf047c86257ae8004fd4d8/$FILE/E00017AT_Rev_0.pdf |title= Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 0 |date= December 19, 2012 |publisher= FAA |access-date= August 9, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212128/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/26f364649ebf047c86257ae8004fd4d8/$FILE/E00017AT_Rev_0.pdf |archive-date= August 9, 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
A later revision adds the TD-300-C with a higher [[critical altitude]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/6f3396fe3333087c86257e9000698054/$FILE/E00017AT_Rev_2.pdf |title= Type Certificate data sheet E00017AT Revision 2 |date= April 20, 2015 |publisher= FAA}}</ref>
==Design and development==
In 2008, Teledyne Continental's new president, Rhett Ross, announced that the company is very concerned about future availability of 100LL [[avgas]], and as a result will develop a Diesel engine in the {{convert|300|hp|abbr=on}} range for certification in 2009 or 2010.<ref name="AvWeb18Feb08">{{cite web|url = http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1054-full.html|title = Teledyne Continental Plans Certified Diesel Within Two Years|access-date = 2008-02-18|last = AvWeb Staff|date=February 2008}}</ref>
Rather than develop a new Diesel engine from scratch, Continental decided to license an existing design to develop. The company did not release details on which engine they licensed, but the aviation media have identified it as the French [[SMA SR305-230]] engine.<ref name="Avweb12May10A">{{Cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Continental_DieselEngineProject_202535-1.html|title = Continental Unveils a Diesel Project (corrected)|access-date = 12 March 2011|last = Bertorelli|first = Paul|date=May 2010| work = AvWebn}}</ref><ref name="Avweb12May10B">{{Cite news|url=http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVWebInsider_DieselTCM_202542-1.html |title=TCM Buys a Diesel: Does This Make Sense? |access-date=12 March 2011 |last=Bertorelli |first=Paul |date=May 2010 |work=AvWebn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520023102/http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVWebInsider_DieselTCM_202542-1.html |archive-date=20 May 2010 }}</ref>
==Specifications (CD-230)==
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|ref=''Continental''.<ref>Continental Motors (undated), [http://www.continentalmotors.aero/uploadedFiles/Content/xImages/CD200diesel-SpecSheet-WEB.pdf CD-200 Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019233803/http://continentalmotors.aero/uploadedFiles/Content/xImages/CD200diesel-SpecSheet-WEB.pdf |date=2016-10-19 }}, retrieved 23 December 2014</ref>
|type=Four cylinder, [[horizontally-opposed]] [[diesel engine]]
|bore={{convert|4.96|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|stroke={{convert|3.94|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|displacement={{convert|304|cuin|cc|0|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|32.3|to|32.85|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|diameter=
|width={{convert|36.65|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|height={{convert|31.50|to|37.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|weight={{convert|450|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}}
|valvetrain=
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=
|fueltype=[[Jet-A]] or [[Jet-A1]]
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=
|power={{convert|230|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 2200 rpm
|specpower=
|compression=17:1
|fuelcon={{convert|10.95|u.s.gal}}/hr
|specfuelcon=
|oilcon=
|power/weight=
|designer=
|reduction_gear=
|general_other=
|components_other=
|performance_other=
}}
==See also==
{{Aircontent
|related=
* [[SMA SR305-230]]
<!-- [[Continental TD-450]] -->
|similar engines=
* [[Austro Engine E4]]
* [[Thielert Centurion]]
|lists=
* [[List of aircraft engines]]
|see also=
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Continental TD-300}}
* {{official website|http://www.continentalmotors.aero/diesel/engines/cd200.aspx}}
* {{cite news |url= http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10371811/a-visit-to-teledyne-continental-motors |title= A Visit to Teledyne Continental Motors |author= Ronald Donner |date= Jul 20, 2010 |work= Aircraft Maintenance Technology}}
* {{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/awin/cmi-avic-collaborate-diesel-engines-ga-market |title= CMI, AVIC Collaborate On Diesel Engines For GA Market |date= Jul 24, 2012 |author= Amy Svitak |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= August 9, 2017 |archive-date= August 9, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213434/http://aviationweek.com/awin/cmi-avic-collaborate-diesel-engines-ga-market |url-status= dead }}
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