Continental O-190
Series of small American piston aircraft engines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Quick Facts O-190 / C75 / C85, Type ...
O-190 / C75 / C85 | |
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O-190 mounted in a Funk B | |
Type | Piston aircraft engine |
Manufacturer | Teledyne Continental Motors |
Major applications | Cessna 140 |
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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.[1]
The C75 was in production from 1943 to 1952 and the C85 from 1944 to 1970.