The Walter Mikron is a four-cylinder, aircooled, inverted straight engine for aircraft, produced in Czechoslovakia. Since 1999, the engine was again being produced by Parma Technik of Luhačovice, mostly used on ultralight and LSA aircraft.
Variants: Mikron I Initial production engines producing 37 kW (50 hp).
Mikron II The Mikron II, released in 1936, had a bore of 88 mm (3.46 in) and displacement of 2.336 l (142.55 cu in), delivering 45 kW (60 hp) at 2,600 rpm max continuous and 46 kW (62 hp) at 2,800 rpm for short periods. After a hiatus in production during the Second World War, production resumed till 1948, when the Micron III went into production.
Mikron III With a displacement of 2.44 l (148.90 cu in), it produces 48.5 kW (65.0 hp) at 2,600 rpm.
Mikron IIIA
Mikron M IIIAE
Mikron IIIB New improved version of the Mikron 56 kW (75 hp) at 2,750rpm for 5 minutes, max continuous power of 51 kW (69 hp) from 2.44 l (148.90 cu in), bore 90 mm (3.54 in), stroke 96 mm (3.78 in), dry weight 69 kg (152.12 lb)
Mikron IIIC 60 kW (80 hp) at 2,800rpm from 2.7 l (164.76 cu in), bore 93.3 mm (3.67 in), stroke 96 mm (3.78 in).
Specifications: Mikron II Type: 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline Bore: 88 mm (3.46 in) Stroke: 96 mm (3.78 in) Displacement: 2.336 l (142.6 cu in) Length: 804 mm (31.65 in) with starter Width: 342 mm (13.46 in) with fuel pump Height: 635 mm (25.00 in) with fuel pump Dry weight: 61 kg (134.48 lb) dry Valvetrain: One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder operated by pushrods and rockers Fuel system: 1 Claudel-Hobson carburettor Fuel type: 73 octane gasoline Oil system: Pressure fed, dry sump Cooling system: Air-cooled Starter: 1x Walter mecano 4 hand starter Power output: 45 kW (60 hp) at 2,600 rpm continuous, 46 kW (62 hp) at 2,800 rpm maximum for short periods Compression ratio: 6:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 0.8 kW/kg (0.5 hp/lb)
The Walter Mars was a Czechoslovakian 14-cylinder, aircooled, radial engine for powering aircraft that was developed in the 1930s.
Applications: Breda Ba.15 DAR 4 DAR 6 Fizir FN Focke-Wulf A 33 Letov Š-32 Messerschmitt M 18
Specifications Type: 14-cylinder radial piston engine Valvetrain: One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder Fuel system: Carburettor Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled
Walter Major was a family of Czechoslovak aircraft inline engines developed by Walter Aircraft Engines in the 1930s. First run in 1934, it was available in either four or six cylinder configuration, with identical bore and stroke of 118 mm (4.6 in) and 140 mm (5.5 in), respectively, the Walter Majors were primarily used in light aircraft. License-built in Poland by the state-owned Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne (as the PZInż. Major 4), the engine was used in, among others, Zlin Z-XIII, RWD-11 and one of the PWS-35 Ogar prototypes.
First run c.1934, the Walter Gemma was a Czechoslovakian nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial aero engine that was developed and manufactured in the early 1930s by Walter Aircraft Engines.
Applications: Nuri Demirağ Nu D.36 Praga E-39
Specifications: Type: 9-cylinder radial piston engine Displacement: 9.35 L (570.6 cu in) Valvetrain: One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder Fuel system: Zenith carburettor Fuel type: Petrol Cooling system: Air-cooled Power output: 165 hp (123 kW)
Designed by František Adolf Barvitius in 1934, the Walter Atom was an air-cooled horizontal (flat) two-cylinder engine used on light aircraft and gliders.
It was the smallest engine in the Walter air-cooled range built between the world wars, and was markedly atypical in that it was a flat, horizontal engine. It was originally intended as a suitable power unit for motorized gliders. It is also interesting that on the “eve” of World War II, amateur pilots in Aeroclubs began to use motorized gliders. Pavel Beneš counted on it for the first such glider (Be-500 “Bibi”) from the Beneš-Mráz aircraft factory in Choceň, Pavel Beneš – Jaroslav Mráz. However, this plan was not implemented, but the design preparation of the type Beneš-Mráz Be-500 Bibi was used in the construction of subsequent types Be-501 and Be-502. However, they used more powerful Walter Mikron and Walter Minor 4 engines.
The two-piece motor housing was cast from Hiduminium and was closed on both sides with electron lids. Ribbed aluminum alloy heads with bronze seats and valve guides were mounted on the ribbed steel cylinders. The cylinder heads were removable and were attached to the housing along with the cylinders by four through bolts. The head and the cylinder itself were surface protected by galvanic cadmium plating.
The steel crankshaft was made of machined forging and was housed in a housing in two bronze plain bearings, which were cast with bearing metal, and in one pressure ball bearing, which absorbed the axial forces from the propeller. The propeller head was mounted on the tapered end of the crankshaft and was secured with a wedge and nut. The H-section connecting rods were forged from aluminum and the pistons were cast. The pistons had two sealing rings and one wiper ring. The lubrication was a pressure circulating (wheel pump) with an oil tank at the bottom of the engine case.
There was one Amal carburetor with a corrector on each cylinder. The ignition was double, Bosch-type magnets that were mounted on the rear bonnet.
The Walter Atom engine was created in 1934, went into small-scale production in 1935 and reached a maximum take-off power of 20 kW (28 hp), which in turn was not so small for a two-cylinder with a capacity of 1.1 liters. The arrangement of the engine with the cylinders facing each other was chosen so that the operation of the engine did not strain the construction of the machine (aircraft, glider).
The Atom was manufactured by Walter Joint-Stock Company, a car and aircraft engine factory, since 1935.
In April 1936, the MLL sail department at Walter built the ŠP2 glider, on which the two-cylinder Atom was to be mounted. However, the main application was the conversion of the classic glider EL-2-M “Gray Wolf” to a motorized version. The designation was created as standard: EL are the initials of the designer (Elsnic Ludvík) and 2-M means two-digit. According to other sources, the “M” in the designation referred to the possibility of mounting the engine on a glider.
The first motorized Gray Wolf (EL-2-M) was a glider built by the sailing department of the Masaryk Aviation League (MLL) in Moravian Ostrava. The new Walter Atom engine from 1935 was used here for the first time. The engine was on a tubular pyramid above the canopy of a wing with a propeller. It was mainly used as a two-seater for training students of gliding who have already passed the “B” exam.
Enthusiasts from the active branch of the Masaryk Aviation League (MLL) in Humpolec are behind the most well-known application on a motorized glider. At the beginning of 1937, they built a motorized, single-seater glider, which was actually a slightly redesigned school two-seater glider EL-2-M Gray Wolf with an auxiliary engine Walter Atom. The designer of the Gray Wolf, Ludvík Elsnic, the chief pilot of the MLL, flew and tested this modified glider on April 11, 1937.
Walter Atom and the motorized glider Humpolec EL-2-M Gray Wolf (Early 1938)
The numbers of engines produced 1935-1939 are not reported in official sources, apparently only as units.
After the Second World War, a similar, small engine, in-line two-cylinder Walter A (type designation M-100) designed by Bohuslav Šimůnek (1946) was created in the Walter factory. It had a rated power of 16 kW / 22 hp at 2,500 rpm and was also designed to power motorized gliders.
In the National Technical Museum, a preserved Walter Atom engine is on display in the transport hall.
Atom Type: Horizontal 2 cylinder air-cooled Bore: 85 mm (3.35 in) Stroke: 96 mm (3.78 in) Displacement: 1.09 L (66.5 cu in) Total piston area: 437 cm² Length: 510 mm (20.08 in) Width: 815 mm (32.09 in) Height: 409 mm (16.10 in) Dry weight: 40 kg (88.2 lb) Nominal, rated power: 25 hp (18.4 kW) at 2600 rpm Maximum (take-off) power: 28 hp (20.6 kW) at 3000 rpm Power / volume ratio: 22.7 k / l (16.7 kW / l) Valvetrain: 1 inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder Lubrication: pressure, circulating Oil consumption: 15–20 g · h − 1 · k − 1 / 20.4-27.2 g · h − 1 · kW − 1 Fuel system: 2 Amal carburettors Fuel type: 68 octane Fuel consumption: 260–270 g · h − 1 · k − 1 / 354–367 g · h − 1 · kW − 1 Cooling system: air Distribution: OHV, one intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder Ignition: 2 Bosch magnets Power output: 21 kW (28 hp) at 3000 RPM Compression ratio: 5.2:1 Power-to-weight ratio: 2.14 kg/kW (3.52 lb/hp) at cruise Power to weight ratio (specific weight): 0.62 k / kg (0.46 kW / kg) Specific performance: 1.6 kg / k (2.14 kg / kW)
Walter M202 engine installation courtesy Jiri Vycital
Cycle: 2 stroke No cylinders: 2 opposed Bore: 82 mm Stroke: 64 mm Displacement: 646 cc Cooling: Air Ignition: Coils Reduction: Integral mechanical 2.67/1 Dimension: 566 x 424 x 426 mm Weight: 34.7 kg Max pwr: 65 hp at 6300 rpm Price 1998: 32 980 Fttc
The Walsh Seaplane itself lasted only 15 months before being dismantled and parts from it were used in the building of an improved flying boat known as “The Roberts”.
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