Walter Atom
{{short description|1930s Czech piston aircraft engine}}
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The Walter Atom is a Czechoslovakian air-cooled horizontal two-cylinder engine used on light aircraft. It was first produced in 1934.
Specifications (Atom)
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|type=Horizontally-opposed 2 cylinder air-cooled
|bore=85 mm (3.35 in)
|stroke=96 mm (3.78 in)
|displacement=1.09 L (66.5 cu in)
|length=510 mm (20.08 in)
|diameter=
|width=815 mm (32.09 in)
|height=409 mm (16.10 in)
|weight=40 kg (88.2 lb)
|valvetrain=1 inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem= 2 Amal carburettors
|fueltype=68 octane
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=air
|power=21 kW (28 hp) at 3000 RPM
|specpower=
|compression=5.2:1
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon=
|oilcon=
|power/weight=2.14 kg/kW (3.52 lb/hp) at cruise
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See also
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References
{{Commons category}}
http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Duxford/czechaer1.htm
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