Continental C85-8FJ
11 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C85-8FJ 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 1945 and 2019.
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 C85-8FJ. FAA spelling: C85-8FJ.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) | 5 |
| Eckert Charles E CUBY SPORT TRAINER | 1 |
| Keegstra Wayne WAG AERO SPORT TRAIN | 1 |
| Piper J-3 Cub | 1 |
| Robert H Young BABY ACE D | 1 |
| Walters Jonathan H EAA BIPLANE P-2 | 1 |
| Warren James M ROSE PARRAKEET REPL | 1 |
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Eckert Charles E CUBY SPORT TRAINER · Keegstra Wayne WAG AERO SPORT TRAIN · Piper J-3 Cub · Robert H Young BABY ACE D · Walters Jonathan H EAA BIPLANE P-2 · Warren James M ROSE PARRAKEET REPL
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C85-8FJ the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-233, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first
Approved replacement parts 20 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), machining (3), impulse coupling (2), cylinder head (2), cylinder (2), tag engine (1), magneto (1), hydraulic valve (1), harness (1), gear imp (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 1 with this engine series
- Ohio 3 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 3 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- Michigan 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental C85-8FJ 5 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c85-8fj.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 11
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3282E | Aeronca 7DC-CONV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3007C | Eckert Charles E CUBY SPORT TRAINER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grassroots Avco LLC Statesville, North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87DD | Robert H Young BABY ACE D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83295 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Steffey Charles S Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3408E | Aeronca 7DC-CONV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27XB | Walters Jonathan H EAA BIPLANE P-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2103K | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2019-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6040V | Aeronca 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N644JW | Warren James M ROSE PARRAKEET REPL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2018-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85WK | Keegstra Wayne WAG AERO SPORT TRAIN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42815 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.