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Walter Scolar

1930s Czech piston aircraft engine


1930s Czech piston aircraft engine

FieldValue
nameScolar
imageWalter Scolar aircraft engine.JPG
captionWalter Scolar
engine_typeRadial aero engine
national_originCzechoslovakia
manufacturerWalter Aircraft Engines
first_run1936

The Walter Scolar was a Czechoslovak nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine for powering light aircraft that first ran in 1936. With a displacement of 8 litres (490 cu in), it produced 132 kW (180 hp) at 2,500 rpm.

Applications

  • Beneš-Mráz Beta-Scolar

Engines on display

Preserved examples of the Walter Skolar engine are on display at the following museums:

  • Muzeum Letectva, Košice
  • Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely

Specifications (Scolar)

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References

Notes

Bibliography

  • Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.

References

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 174.
  2. [http://airmuseum.aspdotnet.sk/motor_walter_scolar_e.html Kosice Air Museum - Walter Scolar] Retrieved: 18 October 2010
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