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1930s Czech piston aircraft engine
The Walter Mars was a
Czechoslovakian 14-cylinder, air-cooled
radial engine for powering
aircraft , a licensed built
Gnome-Rhône 14M .
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Applications
Engines on display
A preserved example of the Walter Mars engine is on display at the following museum:
Specifications (Mars)
Data from Letectvi, 1937.
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General characteristics
Type: 14-cylinder two-row radial piston engine
Bore : 122 mm (4.8 in)
Stroke : 116 mm (4.6 in)
Displacement : 18.98 L (1,158 cu in)
Length: 1,282 mm (50.5 in)
Diameter: 964 mm (38.0 in)
Dry weight : 420 kg (930 lb)
Components
Valvetrain : One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder
Fuel system: Carburettor
Fuel type: Petrol
Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
See also
Related lists
References
^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 174.
ISBN
978-1-85260-163-8 .
^ Bundesarchiv/Militärarchiv Freiburg, Produktionsprogramme (german)
^ Smith, J Richard; Kay, Anthony (1978) [1972], German Aircraft of the Second World War (third impression ed.),p. 172, London: Putnam & Co, ISBN 0-370-00024-2.
^
Letectvi 1937, Volume 17 (in Czech) Retrieved: 30 September 2019