The Walter Pollux is a Czechoslovakian nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, built by Walter Aircraft Engines for powering light aircraft and that first ran in 1936. The engine produces 240 kW (320 hp) at 1,800 rpm.^[1]

The first known use was on the Fieseler F 2 Tiger in 1934.^[2]

Variants

Applications

A preserved example of the Walter Pollux engine is on display at the following museum:

Data from Flight,^[3] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931^[4]

Power output: Normal:240 kW (320 hp) at 1,800 rpm; maximum 280 kW (380 hp) at 1,900 rpm
Compression ratio: 6:1
Specific fuel consumption: 0.282 kg/kWh (0.464 lb/(hp⋅h))
Oil consumption: 0.013 or 0.021 kg/kWh (0.022 or 0.035 lb/(hp⋅h))
Power-to-weight ratio: 1 kW/kg (0.61 hp/lb)

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^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World encyclopaedia of aero engines (Fully rev. 2nd ed.). P. Stephens. p. 174. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
^ "unknown". Flug Revue. November 2000. ((cite journal)): Cite uses generic title (help)
^ "ENGINES at the PARIS SHOW" (pdf). Flight. XXX (1457): 578–579. 26 November 1936. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1931). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 29d–30d.

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