Continental O-200
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The Continental C90 and O-200 are a family of air-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder, direct-drive aircraft engines of 201 in3 (3.29 L) displacement, producing between 90 and 100 horsepower (67 and 75 kW).[1]
C90/O-200 | |
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O-200-A installed in a Cessna 150 | |
Type | Piston aircraft engine |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Teledyne Continental Motors |
First run | 1947 |
Major applications | Cessna 140 Cessna 150 Cessna 162 Skycatcher ERCO Ercoupe RLU-1 Breezy |
Produced | 1947-1980s (for GA) 2004-present (for LSA sector) |
Developed from | Continental O-190 |
Built by Continental Motors these engines are used in many light aircraft designs of the United States, including the early Piper PA-18 Super Cub,[2] the Champion 7EC,[3] the Alon Aircoupe,[4] and the Cessna 150.[5]
Though the C90 was superseded by the O-200, and many of the designs utilizing the O-200 had gone out of production by 1980, with the 2004 publication of the United States Federal Aviation Administration light-sport aircraft regulations[6] came a resurgence in demand for the O-200.