Continental C85-8F
18 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C85-8F engine, rated at about 85 horsepower. The Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1940 and 2003.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Continental C85-8F. FAA spelling: C85-8F.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) | 5 |
| Piper J-3 Cub | 4 |
| Luscombe 8 Silvaire | 2 |
| Aeronca 11 Chief | 1 |
| Campbell Melvin CUBBY | 1 |
| Cebuliak T PIPER L4-B | 1 |
| Darrel F Inman BABY ACE-D | 1 |
| Harwood-Turner W8L | 1 |
| Northwestern PORTERFIELD CP-65 | 1 |
| Piper L-4 | 1 |
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Piper J-3 Cub · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Aeronca 11 Chief · Campbell Melvin CUBBY · Cebuliak T PIPER L4-B · Darrel F Inman BABY ACE-D · Harwood-Turner W8L · Northwestern PORTERFIELD CP-65 · Piper L-4
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C85-8F the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-233, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Approved replacement parts 24 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: stud (4), ring (3), machining (3), impulse coupling (2), harness (2), cylinder head (2), cylinder (2), tag engine (1), magneto (1), hydraulic valve (1).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 5 with this engine series
- Piper J-3 Cub 4 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 2 with this engine series
- Aeronca 11 Chief 1 with this engine series
- Piper L-4 1 with this engine series
- Michigan 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c85-8f.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 18
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N71231 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6839H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7159D | Cebuliak T PIPER L4-B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3564K | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208DL | Luscombe 8E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2024-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N27254 | Northwestern PORTERFIELD CP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70331 | Campbell Melvin CUBBY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85312 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249MM | Aeronca 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2018-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3984E | Aeronca 11BC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4349E | Aeronca 7DC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2014-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70927 | Piper J-3C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2014-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129JK | Piper J-3C-65/L-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bavarian Barnestormers INC North Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2014-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617D | Darrel F Inman BABY ACE-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2012-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12034 | Harwood-Turner W8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2012-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84149 | Aeronca 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1991-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84020 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1979-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340TR | Piper L-4H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 6, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.