Continental O-190
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The Continental C75 and C85 engines were made by Continental Motors in the 1940s, both sharing the US military designation O-190. Of flat-4 configuration, the engines produced 75 hp (56 kW) or 85 hp (63 kW) respectively.
The C75 was in production from 1943 to 1952, and the C85 from 1944 to 1970.
[edit] Applications
[edit] C75
- Auster Arrow
- Commonwealth Trimmer
- IPT Bichinho
- Ercoupe 415
- Thorp T-11
[edit] C85
- Aerauto PL.5C
- Aero-Flight Streak
- Aeronca 7BC 7DC, 11BC, 11CC, and 12AC
- All-American Ensign 10
- Ambrosini Rondone
- Cessna 120 and 140
- Commonwealth Skyranger and Trimmer
- Culver V
- Druine Turbi
- Emigh Trojan
- Ercoupe 415
- Fleet 80 and 81
- Funk B-85
- Globe Swift
- Iberavia Peque
- Jurca Tempête
- Heinonen HK-1
- IPT 13
- Limbach Gusty
- Lombardi F.L.3
- Luscombe Silvaire
- Macchi MB-308
- Paul Baumgartl PB-63
- Phoenix Major
- Piel Emeraude
- Taylor Titch
- Taylorcraft 19
- Starr Bumble Bee
- Stits Playboy
[edit] Specifications (C85)
General characteristics
- Type: 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed aircraft piston engine
- Bore: 4.0625 in (103 mm)
- Stroke: 3.625 in (92 mm)
- Displacement: 188 in³ (3.1 L)
- Dry weight: 180 lb (81 kg)
Components
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
- Power output: 85 hp (63 kW) at 2,550 rpm
- Specific power:
- Power-to-weight ratio:
[edit] Reference
- Gunston, Bill. (1986) World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough.
- Erickson, Jack. Horizontally-Opposed Piston Aero Engines
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