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.Teledyne Continental Motors: Continental Aircraft Engine Operator's Manual, pages 4-5. Teledyne Continental Motors, FAA Approved December 1980. Continental Form No. X30012
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 C75-8 C75-8F C75-8FH C75-8FHJ C75-8FJ C75-8J C75-12 C75-12F C75-12FH C75-12FHJ C75-12FJ C75-12J C75-12B C75-12BF C75-12BFH C75-15 C75-15F
C85 C85-8 C85-8F C85-8FHJ C85-8FJ C85-8J C85-12 C85-12F C85-12FH C85-12FHJ C85-12FJ C85-12J C85-14F C85-15 C85-15F
Applications
C75 Auster Arrow ERCO Ercoupe 415-C (postwar), 415-CD, 415-D, 415-H Thorp T-11
C85
Specifications (C85)
See also
References
Gunston, Bill. (1986) World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough. Erickson, Jack. Horizontally-Opposed Piston Aero Engines