Suddenly
Continental Motors is a player in the active Experimental aircraft market with
its purchase of Danbury AeroSpace that includes Titan aircraft engines. Up to
this time Continental has had "zero" participation in that important market,
said Rhett Ross, director of Continental Motors and vice president of Aviation
Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) International Corp., which owns
Continental.
Danbury AeroSpace
assets include Engine Components International Inc., Precision Machined Parts
Inc., Airmotive Engineering Corporation, Aircooled Motors, Sterling Machinery
and Process, and EC Services Inc., located at its site in San Antonio, Texas, as
well as the Titan brand of engines and parts.
This isn't the end
of acquisition news from Continental. There is interest in electric and hybrid
aircraft, Ross said. There is also interest in a category he called "delivering
greater value" to include electronic engine controls and expanded customer
service. Diesel engines are a part of Continental's future expansion as shown in
the past acquisition of Thielert (now Technify Motors) in Germany.
Danbury AeroSpace
offers its products under the brand Engine Components International (ECi), and
has designed and manufactured components and engines since 1943. Its
capabilities include PMA design and certification, engine design and
certification, operation of a Part 145 Repair Station for piston aircraft
engines and parts, manufacturing process design, manufacturing system design and
production and sales, service, and support. Titan makes a range of engines from
150 horsepower to 300 horsepower. They appear in a number of kit aircraft and
helicopters. CubCrafters uses Titan engines in both the Carbon Cub SS and Carbon
Cub EX.
Ross said the
acquisition brings total Continental employees to 700 people. The purchase isn't
completed and will take 30 to 60 days to close.
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