Walter Vega
| Vega | |
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| Walter Vega, radial five-cylinder | |
| Type | Radial aircraft engine | 
| National origin | Czechoslovakia | 
| Manufacturer | Walter Aircraft Engines | 
| Designer | František Adolf Barvitius | 
| First run | 1929 | 
The Walter Vega was a five-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use, built in Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s.
Applications
Specifications
Data from Flight.[1]
General characteristics
- Type: five-cylinder radial engine
 - Bore: 105 mm (4.1 in)
 - Stroke: 120 mm (4.7 in)
 - Dry weight: 102.5 kg (226 lb)
 - Designer: František Adolf Barvitius
 
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
- Power output: 63 kW (85 hp) at 1,750 rpm
 - Compression ratio: 5.15:1
 - Power-to-weight ratio: 0.61 kW/kg (0.37 hp/lb)
 
See also
Related lists
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walter Vega.
- ^ Flight - 25 July 1929, p. 762. Retrieved: 29 May 2012
 
- Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 168.
 - Němeček, Václav (1968). Československá letadla (1918-1945), pages 368, Praha: Naše vojsko.
 - Walter Vega
 - Foreign engines at Olympia (Flight 1929, July 25, p. 778)
 - Polish PWS 8 biplane, with Walter "Vega" engine (Flight 1930, August 8, p. 888)
 
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