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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental C-125-2

2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C-125-2 engine, rated at about 125 horsepower. The Coolbaugh Robert J ELY-CURTISS is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 2010.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Continental C-125-2. FAA spelling: C-125-2.

Fitted to model families

Coolbaugh Robert J ELY-CURTISS1Universal GLOBE GC-1B1

Coolbaugh Robert J ELY-CURTISS · Universal GLOBE GC-1B

Where they are owner's state

Virginia1Illinois1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles2 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

000111194012010

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C-125-2 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-236, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 8 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 8 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2012-01-242011-26-07 · Engine · engine
2002-07-122002-13-04 · Magneto impulse coupling stop pin · engine
1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine
1981-04-0181-07-06 · AC Fuel Pumps · engine

All orders naming the Continental C-125-2

Certificates and bulletins

E-236Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 4 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2018-09-10NE-18-27 · POWERPLANT Rocker Shaft Boss Inspection
2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

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Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c-125-2.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N44VY Coolbaugh Robert J
ELY-CURTISS
Fixed-wing, single engine Tsi Holdco INC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Experimental 2024-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80808 Universal
GLOBE GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.