The Continental C115, C125 and C140 aircraft engines were made by
Continental Motors in the 1940s, all sharing the US military designation O-280. Of
flat-6
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configuration, the engines produced 115 hp (86 kW) 125 hp (93 kW) or 140 hp (104 kW) respectively.
The C115 was in production from
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat.
Events
Below, ...
to
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, the C125 was in production from
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat.
Events
Below, ...
to
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, and the C140 from
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat.
Events
Below, ...
to
1946.
The C125 has the same crankcase as the
Continental C145, although the engines differ in stroke, compression ratio and carburetor jetting. The C125 features a cast
iron
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camshaft and hydraulic tappets.
[Christy, Joe: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights'', pages 60-62. TAB Books, 1983. ]
Applications
C125
*
Aero-Flight Streak
*
Baumann Brigadier
*
Call-Air A-3
*
Globe Swift
*
Grumman Tadpole
*
Hockaday Comet
*
SAI KZ VII
*
Meyers MAC 125
*
Miles Gemini
Specifications (C125)
Reference: ''Engines for Homebuilt Aircraft & Ultralights''
See also
References
* Gunston, Bill. (1986) ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Patrick Stephens: Wellingborough.
* Erickson, Jack.
Horizontally-Opposed Aero Engines'
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Boxer engines
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O-280