| 1905 | Continental Motors is born with the introduction of a four-cylinder, four-cycle L-head motor operated by a single camshaft. |
| 1906 | Type "O" 45-hp engine is developed to power aircraft. |
| 1929 | A-70 radial, seven-cylinder engine is introduced to power aircraft. |
| 1930 | A-40 four-cylinder engine is introduced, to power aircraft. |
| 1938 | A-50 is added to the lineup to power the Piper Cub and Taylorcraft. |
| 1939 | Continental builds aircraft engines for use in British and American tanks. |
| 1945 | Six-cylinder E-185 developed for Beechcraft Bonanza. |
| 1950s | A-65 developed into the more powerful C-90 and eventually to the 100-hp O-200. The latter powered one of the most important airplanes ever: The Cessna 150. |
| 1960s | Turbocharging and fuel-injection are brought to general aviation by Continental Motors. IO-520's applications expand to dominate the market. |
| 1984 | Continental Motors produces TSIO-520-BE for Piper Malibu. It sets new efficiency targets for piston engines. |
| 1986 | Powered by a liquid cooled version of the IO-240, the Rutan Voyager is the first piston-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the world without refueling. |
| 1997 | NASA selects Continental to develop and produce GAP, a new 200-hp engine that operates on Jet-A fuel. |
| 1999 | Continental develops and tests its first FADEC-equipped engine. |
| 2002 | Continental Motors introduces FADEC for General Aviation aircraft |
| 2004 | Columbia Aircraft begins production of the 400 using Continental TSIO-550-C Liberty Aerospace certifies the new XL2 Aircraft with Continental’s FADEC IOF240B |
| 2009 | O200 Lightweight Engine Receives FAA Certification Continental Motors teams with Hawker Beechcraft to fly G36 on Unleaded Fuel Continental Motors Flies G36 on Swift sustainable fuel taking the lead in the search for a 100LL replacement |
| 2009 | Kinetic Engine line introduced to kit and experimental aircraft builders. Continental Motors, Inc. Unveils Certified 350HP Turbo FADEC Engine at AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. Continental Motors, Inc. Introduces Turbocharged Cirrus SR22 technology demonstration platform. Continental Motors, Inc. Flies Turbocharged Cirrus SR22 to AirVenture Oshkosh on Unleaded AvGas |