Walter Gemma

Gemma

Walter Gemma on display at the Finnish Aviation Museum
Type	Radial aero engine
National origin	Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer	Walter Aircraft Engines
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

Engines on display

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

Finnish Aviation Museum

Specifications

Data from Flight.^[1]^[2]

General characteristics

Type: 9-cylinder radial piston engine
Displacement: 9.35 L (570.6 cu in)

Components

Valvetrain: One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder
Fuel system: Zenith carburettor
Fuel type: Petrol
Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 165 hp (123 kW)

References

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Notes

↑ Flight - 11 November 1937 Retrieved: 13 July 2012
↑ Flight - 22 November 1934 Retrieved: 13 July 2012

Bibliography

Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9

Walter aircraft engines

Engines	Atlas M208

Opposed engines	Atom M202

Inline engines	M 332 M 337 Junior Major Mikron Minor

V-12 engines	Sagitta

Radial engines	NZ 40 NZ 60 NZ 85 NZ 120 Bora Castor Gemma Jupiter Mars Merkur Pegas Polaris Pollux Regulus Scolar Super Castor Vega Venus

Turbojets	M05 M06 M701

Turboprops	H80 M601 M602

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