The Walter Venus was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use, built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s.

Venus
Type Radial aircraft engine
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Walter Aircraft Engines
First run 1929

Applications

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Specifications

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Data from Flight.[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: seven-cylinder radial engine
  • Bore: 105 mm (4.1 in)
  • Stroke: 120 mm (4.7 in)
  • Dry weight: 178 kg (393 lb)

Components

  • Valvetrain: Overhead valve, one inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder
  • Fuel system: Zenith Type 50J carburettor
  • Fuel type: Petrol
  • Oil system: Pressure and scavenge pump
  • Cooling system: Air-cooled
  • Reduction gear: Direct-drive

Performance

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References

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  1. ^ Flight - 25 July 1929, p. 762. Retrieved: 29 May 2012
  • Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 168.
  • Němeček, V. (1968). Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.
  • moraviation.com