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Walter Castor

The Walter Castor was a Czechoslovakian seven-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine for powering aircraft that was developed in the late 1920s. The Super Castor was a nine-cylinder development.

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Applications

  • Aero A.35
  • Aero A.304 (Super Castor)
  • Airspeed Envoy
  • Breda Ba.25
  • Dornier Do K
  • Fizir F1V
  • Hopfner HV-6/28
  • Letov Š-28
  • Rogozarski AZR
  • Savoia-Marchetti S.71

    • Engines on display

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

  • Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely

    • Specifications (Castor)

    Data from Flight.

    General characteristics

  • Type: 7-cylinder radial piston engine
  • Bore: 135 mm (5.3 in)
  • Stroke: 170 mm (6.7 in)
  • Dry weight: 248 kg (547 lb)

    • Components

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

    • Performance

  • Power output: 194 kW (260 hp) at 1,850 rpm (maximum power)
  • Compression ratio: 6:1
  • Power-to-weight ratio: 0.78 kW/kg (0.48 hp/lb)

    • References

    Walter Castor Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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