Continental O-470-R
Continental O-470-R is a carbureted O-470 variant approved in the Cessna 182E through 182P model groups and retained as an alternative to O-470-L and O-470-S. Continental’s 470-series data sheet rates the exact O-470-R at 172 kW (230 hp) at 2,600 rpm with 7.722 L displacement; SIL00-7C lists it for factory-rebuilt engines, so active reflects current support and rebuilt availability without asserting new production.
Identity
- Aliases
- O-470-R
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- piston-engine
- Name
- Continental O-470-R
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Continental O-470-R is a carbureted O-470 variant approved in the Cessna 182E through 182P model groups and retained as an alternative to O-470-L and O-470-S. Continental’s 470-series data sheet rates the exact O-470-R at 172 kW (230 hp) at 2,600 rpm with 7.722 L displacement; SIL00-7C lists it for factory-rebuilt engines, so active reflects current support and rebuilt availability without asserting new production.
- Developers
- Family
- Manufacturers
- Piston Specs
- Aspiration
- naturally aspirated
- Configuration
- horizontally opposed
- Cylinder Count
- 6
- Displacement L
- 7.722
- Max Power Kw
- 172
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:42:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 15:04:37 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-30
- Note
- Validates FAA Type Certificate 3A13 and maps 182 series model groups to O-470-L/R/S/U, O-540-J3C5D, O-540-L3C5D, IO-540-AB1A5, and TIO-540-AK1A installations.
- Publisher
- Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
- Title
- Type Acceptance Report 1/21B/15 - Cessna 182 Series
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-30
- Note
- Preserves Continental historical engine-company lineage and O-470 product heritage without treating current Continental Aerospace Technologies as the original legal name in every certification era.
- Publisher
- Continental Aerospace Technologies
- Title
- Our History
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Current Continental 400-series page lists the O-470 family, its 230–260 hp class, and Cessna 180/182 applications; this family-level evidence is not used to assert an exact O-470-R power rating.
- Publisher
- Continental Aerospace Technologies
- Title
- 400 Series AvGas Engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Continental SIL00-7C specifically lists O-470-R as eligible for factory-rebuilt engines, supporting current support and rebuilt availability without asserting new production.
- Publisher
- Continental Aerospace Technologies
- Title
- SIL00-7C — Engine model availability
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-22
- Note
- Continental’s exact 470-series sheet lists O-470-R as a six-cylinder, 7,722 cm³, 172 kW (230 hp) engine at 2,600 rpm; the series architecture is naturally aspirated and horizontally opposed, normalized into pistonSpecs.
- Publisher
- Continental Aerospace Technologies
- Title
- 470 AvGas Engine Series Specification Sheet