{"id":4729,"date":"2025-06-04T13:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/continental.aero\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2025-07-13T13:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T13:39:51","slug":"dennis-parker-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/continental.aero\/dennis-parker-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Parker Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4729\" class=\"elementor elementor-4729\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2d18d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b2d18d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f729eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f729eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dennis-Parker-Story.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4703\" alt=\"Dennis Parker - Stories Behind the Engine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dennis-Parker-Story.webp 1024w, https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dennis-Parker-Story-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/continental.aero\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dennis-Parker-Story-768x491.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6063aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6063aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dennis Parker Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f317409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f317409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recently fulfilled our passion to work on the <a href=\"https:\/\/rv9d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RV-9D<\/a>, a modified Van\u2019s RV-9A equipped with a Continental CD-155 Jet-A diesel engine. We built the aircraft in Cape Town with the team at Robin Coss Aviation, combining our experience with RVs and striving to enhance power and efficiency through modern diesel technology. With engineering support from Continental and insights from industry experts, we successfully integrated the CD-155 into the airframe. We made several adjustments to maintain optimal balance and performance, and the outcome was rewarding. The <a href=\"https:\/\/rv9d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RV-9D<\/a> now cruises at 165 knots at 10,000 feet while consuming just 7.2 gallons per hour. From the initial concept to the test flights, this project has demonstrated what\u2019s achievable when innovation is supported by reliability. We are pleased to have Continental involved in this journey and be part of the legacy we\u2019re creating in experimental aviation. &#8211; <strong>Dennis Parker<br \/>#PoweringLegaciesForward<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis Parker Story We recently fulfilled our passion to work on the RV-9D, a modified Van\u2019s RV-9A equipped with a Continental CD-155 Jet-A diesel engine. We built the aircraft in Cape Town with the team at Robin Coss Aviation, combining our experience with RVs and striving to enhance power and efficiency through modern diesel technology. 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