Walter Pollux

Pollux
Walter Pollux IIR
TypeRadial aero engine
National originCzechoslovakia
ManufacturerWalter Aircraft Engines
First run1936

The Walter Pollux is a Czechoslovak 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.

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

Engines on display

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

Specifications (Pollux II)

Data from Flight, Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1931

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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