The Praga Hostivař D was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine first produced in
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
* January 28 – Death and state funer ...
but which enjoyed its greatest success after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
due to the explosion in popularity of sports flying. A version for helicopters was produced post World War II as the Praga DH
Applications
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Mráz M-2 Skaut
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Aero XE-II
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IFIL-Reghin RG-6 (1957)
Specifications (Praga D)
See also
References
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Further reading
* {{cite book , title=Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 , editor1-last=Bridgman , editor1-first=Leonard , year=1947 , publisher=Sampson Low, Marston & Co , location=London , page=37d
Boxer engines
1930s aircraft piston engines