Walter Pollux Explained

The Walter Pollux is a Czechoslovakian nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine, built by Walter Aircraft Engines for powering light aircraft and that first ran in 1936. The engine produces 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

    Engines on display

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

    Notes and References

    1. Book: Gunston . Bill . World encyclopaedia of aero engines . 1989 . P. Stephens . 1-85260-163-9 . 174 . Fully rev. 2nd.
    2. Flug Revue . November 2000 . unknown.

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