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 |name= O-190 / C75 / C85
 |image= FunkB-85-C-Engine.jpg
 |caption= O-190 mounted in a [[Funk B]]
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 |type=[[Piston]] [[aircraft engine]]
 |manufacturer=[[Teledyne Continental Motors]]
 |first run=
 |major applications= [[Cessna 140]]
 |number built =  
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 |variants with their own articles =
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The '''Continental O-190''' (Company designations '''C75''' and '''C85''') is a series of engines made by [[Teledyne Continental Motors|Continental Motors]] beginning in the 1940s. Of [[flat-four]] configuration, the engines produced 75&nbsp;hp (56&nbsp;kW) or 85&nbsp;hp (63&nbsp;kW) respectively.<ref name="TCM1980">Teledyne Continental Motors: ''Continental Aircraft Engine Operator's Manual'', pages 4-5. Teledyne Continental Motors, FAA Approved December 1980. Continental Form No. X30012</ref>

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.<ref name="TCM1980" />

The C75 was in production from 1943 to 1952 and the C85 from 1944 to 1970.

==Variants==
===C75===
;C75-8:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233">{{cite web |author=Federal Aviation Administration |author-link=Federal Aviation Administration |date=18 February 2025 |title=Type Certificate Data Sheet No. E-233 |url=https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/39C419112E1A546A862588C600672B8D.0001 |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=FAA Dynamic Regulatory System}}</ref>
;C75-8:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-8F:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-8FH:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-8FHJ:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-8FJ:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-8J:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12F:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12FH:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12FHJ:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12FJ:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12J:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12B:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12BF:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-12BFH:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-15:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C75-15F:{{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>

===C85===
;C85-8:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-8F:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-8FHJ:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-8FJ:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-8J:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12F:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12FH:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12FHJ:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12FJ:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-12J:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-14F:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-15:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>
;C85-15F:{{convert|85|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="E233"/>

==Applications==

===C75===
*[[Auster Arrow]]
*[[ERCO Ercoupe|ERCO Ercoupe 415-C (postwar), 415-CD, 415-D, 415-H]]
*[[Thorp T-11]]

===C85===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*[[Aerauto PL.5C]]
*[[Aero-Flight Streak]]
*[[Aeronca Champion|Aeronca 7DC Champion]]
*[[Aeronca L-16|Aeronca L-16A]] (7BCM Champion)
*[[Aeronca 11 Chief|Aeronca 11BC Chief, 11CC Super Chief]]
*[[Aeronca 12 Chum|Aeronca 12AC Chum]] (license-built [[ERCO Ercoupe]])
*[[All-American Ensign]]
*[[Allenbaugh Grey Ghost]]
*[[Ambrosini Rondone]]
*[[Baker MB-1 Delta Kitten]]
*[[Carlson Sparrow]]
*[[Cessna 120]] and [[Cessna 140|140]]
*[[Commonwealth Skyranger]] and Trimmer
*[[Culver V]]
*[[Druine Turbi]]
*[[ERCO Ercoupe|ERCO Ercoupe 415-E, 415-F, 415-G]]
*[[Eaves Cougar 1]]
*[[Fleet Canuck|Fleet 80 and 81]]
*[[Fisher Celebrity]]
*[[Fisher Dakota Hawk]]
*[[Funk B|Funk B-85-C]]
*[[Globe Swift]]
*[[Jurca Tempête]]
*[[Heinonen HK-1]]
*[[LeVier Cosmic Wind]]
*[[AVIA FL.3|Lombardi FL.3]]
*[[Luscombe 8|Luscombe 8E Silvaire Deluxe]]
*[[Macchi MB-308]]
*[[PAR Special]]
*[[Phoenix Major]]
*[[Piel Emeraude]]
*[[Smith Miniplane]]
*[[Stits Playboy]]
*[[Stits SA-2A Sky Baby]]
*[[Taylor Titch]]
*[[Taylorcraft B|Taylorcraft BC-12D-85, BCS-12D-85, BC-12D-4-85, BCS-12D-4-85, Model 19]]
}}

==Specifications (C85)==
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|type=four-cylinder air-cooled [[flat-4|horizontally opposed]] aircraft piston engine
|ref=''Continental Aircraft Engine Operator's Manual''<ref name="TCM1980" />
|bore=4.0625 in (103 mm)
|stroke=3.625 in (92 mm)
|displacement=188 in<sup>3</sup> (3.1 L)
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|width=
|height=
|weight=180 lb (81 kg)
|valvetrain=
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=
|fueltype= [[Avgas|80/87 octane avgas]]
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=Air-cooled
|power=85 hp (63 kW) at 2,575 rpm
|specpower=
|compression=6.3:1
|fuelcon=5.4 US gal/hr
|specfuelcon=
|oilcon=Maximum desirable 0.4 US quarts/hr
|power/weight=
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==See also==
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==References==
* Gunston, Bill. (1986) ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough.
* Erickson, Jack. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20081202141950/http://home.comcast.net/~aeroengine/Continental1.html Horizontally-Opposed Piston Aero Engines]''

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