Walter Pollux

The Walter Pollux is a Czechoslovak nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, built by Walter Aircraft Engines for powering light aircraft and that first ran in 1936. The engine produces 240 kW (320 hp) at 1,800 rpm.^[1]

The first known use was on the Fieseler F 2 Tiger in 1934.^[2]

Variants

Pollux II

Direct drive engine

Pollux II-R

Geared engine, reduction ratio 0.666:1

Applications

• Aero A.204
• Avia B.122
• Fieseler F2 Tiger
• Praga BH-41

Engines on display

A preserved example of the Walter Pollux engine is on display at the following museum:

• Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely

References

1. ^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World encyclopaedia of aero engines. Fully rev. 2nd ed. P. Stephens. p. 174. ISBN 1-85260-163-9.
2. ^ "unknown". Flug Revue. November 2000.