The Walter Pollux is a
Czechoslovakia
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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n nine-cylinder, air-cooled,
radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ...
, built by
Walter Aircraft Engines
Walter Aircraft Engines is an aircraft engine manufacturer and former automotive manufacturer. Its notable products include the M601 turboprop. The company is based in Prague, Czech Republic. It has been a subsidiary of GE Aviation since July 2 ...
for powering light
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. ...
and that first ran in 1936. The engine produces at 1,800 rpm.
The first known use was on the
Fieseler F 2 Tiger in 1934.
Variants
;Pollux II
:Direct drive engine
;Pollux II-R
:
Geared engine, reduction ratio 0.666:1
Applications
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Aero A.204
The Aero A.204 was a Czechoslovakian airliner that flew in prototype form in 1936. It was developed specifically for ČSA, but much to Aero's surprise and disappointment, the national airline selected a British product instead, the Airspeed En ...
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Avia B.122
The Avia B.122 was a Czechoslovak single-seat biplane aerobatic aircraft, which was developed in the mid-1930s. It saw some service in the first years of World War II.
History
In the spring of 1934, the Czechoslovak Army Command decided that ...
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Fieseler F2 Tiger
The Fieseler F2 Tiger was a German single-seat aerobatic biplane which was flown to victory in the 1934 World Aerobatics Competition (WAC) by its designer/builder Gerhard Fieseler.
Design and development
Gerhard Fieseler started his own company ...
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Praga BH-41
The Praga BH-41, later redesignated E-41, was a military advanced trainer aircraft produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s.Taylor 1989, p.751''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'' p.2777
Design and development
Designed in response to ...
Engines on display
A preserved example of the Walter Pollux engine is on display at the following museum:
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Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely
Kbely Aviation Museum (''Letecké Muzeum Kbely'') is the largest aviation museum in the Czech Republic and one of the largest of its kind in Europe. It is located to the north-east of Prague, at the military airport Kbely.
Creation of the museum ...
Specifications (Pollux II)
See also
References
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1930s aircraft piston engines
Pollux
Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines