Walter Venus
{{short description|1920s Czech piston aircraft engine}}
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The Walter Venus was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use, built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s.
Applications
Specifications
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|type=seven-cylinder radial engine
|bore=105 mm (4.1 in)
|stroke=120 mm (4.7 in)
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|weight=178 kg (393 lb)
|valvetrain=Overhead valve, one inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder
|supercharger=
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|fuelsystem=Zenith Type 50J carburettor
|fueltype=Petrol
|oilsystem=Pressure and scavenge pump
|coolingsystem=Air-cooled
|power=82 kW (110 hp) at 1,750 rpm
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|compression=5.15:1
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|power/weight=0.46 kW/kg (0.28 hp/lb)
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|reduction_gear=Direct-drive
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See also
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title=World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines |year=1986 |publisher=Patrick Stephens |location= Wellingborough |pages=168 }}
- Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060505093604/http://www.moraviation.com/history.html moraviation.com]
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