Continental O-190 Explained
The Continental O-190 (Company designations C75 and C85) is a series of engines made by Continental Motors beginning in the 1940s. Of flat-four configuration, the engines produced 75 hp (56 kW) or 85 hp (63 kW) respectively.[1]
The two variants shared the same bore, stroke and compression ratio. The C85 produced ten extra horsepower by virtue of having a maximum permissible rpm of 2575 versus the 2275 of the C75.
The C75 was in production from 1943 to 1952 and the C85 from 1944 to 1970.
Variants
C75
- C75-8:750NaN0[2]
C75-8:750NaN0[2]
C75-8F:750NaN0[2]
C75-8FH:750NaN0[2]
C75-8FHJ:750NaN0[2]
C75-8FJ:750NaN0[2]
C75-8J:750NaN0[2]
C75-12:750NaN0[2]
C75-12F:750NaN0[2]
C75-12FH:750NaN0[2]
C75-12FHJ:750NaN0[2]
C75-12FJ:750NaN0[2]
C75-12J:750NaN0[2]
C75-12B:750NaN0[2]
C75-12BF:750NaN0[2]
C75-12BFH:750NaN0[2]
C75-15:750NaN0[2]
C75-15F:750NaN0[2]
C85
- C85-8:850NaN0[2]
C85-8F:850NaN0[2]
C85-8FHJ:850NaN0[2]
C85-8FJ:850NaN0[2]
C85-8J:850NaN0[2]
C85-12:850NaN0[2]
C85-12F:850NaN0[2]
C85-12FH:850NaN0[2]
C85-12FHJ:850NaN0[2]
C85-12FJ:850NaN0[2]
C85-12J:850NaN0[2]
C85-14F:850NaN0[2]
C85-15:850NaN0[2]
C85-15F:850NaN0[2]
Applications
C75
C85
References
Notes and References
- Teledyne Continental Motors: Continental Aircraft Engine Operator's Manual, pages 4-5. Teledyne Continental Motors, FAA Approved December 1980. Continental Form No. X30012
- Web site: Type Certificate Data Sheet No. E-233 . 25 March 2019. Federal Aviation Administration. Federal Aviation Administration. 1 November 2011.
