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Type certificate E-233

Held today by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC., earlier by Continental\Teledyne Continental Motors. It covers 31 models; about 4,904 aircraft on the U.S. register are built to the designs it names. Last revised September 19, 2022 (revision 20). 8 FAA orders name its designs, and 49 approved modifications build on it.

Models under this certificate 31

C85-14F, C85-12FH, C85-12, C85-12F, C75-8F, C75-15, C75-12FHJ, C75-8FHJ, C75-12BFH, C75-8FJ, C85-8FHJ, C85-12J, C75-15F, C75-12, C75-8FH, C85-8FJ, C85-8J, C75-12BF, C75-12B, C75-12J, C85-12FJ, C75-8, C75-12F, C85-8, C75-12FH, C75-8J, C75-12FJ, C85-12FHJ, C85-15, C85-15F, C85-8F

Engine series

Continental C75-12 7 aircraftContinental C75-12F 3 aircraftContinental C75-8 1 aircraftContinental C85-12 82 aircraftContinental C85-12F 90 aircraftContinental C85-12FH 1 aircraftContinental C85-12FHJ 2 aircraftContinental C85-14F 1 aircraftContinental C85-15F 1 aircraftContinental C85-8 16 aircraftContinental C85-8F 18 aircraftContinental C85-8FJ 11 aircraftContinental C85 series 4,671 aircraft

The data sheet on the FAA's site: the approved engines and propellers, weights, speeds and limits for each model.

FAA orders on these designs 8 · newest first

1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · engine
1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine
1995-11-2895-21-15 · Aviation Gasoline · engine
1993-12-1493-22-05 · Carburetor Air Intake Housing Assemblies · engine
1981-04-0181-07-06 · AC Fuel Pumps · engine
47-40-02 · Piston Pins · engine
49-50-01 · Generator Drive Coupling Rubber Disc · engine
94-14-12 · Octane Aviation Gasoline · engine

Approved modifications 49 · companies holding the most

Continental Motors, INC. 5Swords Don 2Stratus Tool Technologies LLC 2Real Gaskets Tennessee 2General Aviation Modifications INC. 2Aircraft Specialties Services INC 2Waldrop Lee A 1Swords Donald H. 1

Source: FAA type certificate data sheets (Dynamic Regulatory System); register counts from the FAA register of November 2, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/certificate/E-233.json.