Walter Mikron III

The Walter Mikron is a four-cylinder, aircooled, inverted straight engine for powering light aircraft. For the German company see Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft Walter Engines a Usually found in 4- and 6- cylinder configurations the straight engine (often designated Inline engines is an Internal-combustion engine with all cylinders First run in 1938 in Czechoslovakia, it was still in production in 2007. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1938: Events Imperial Airways inaugurates scheduled service from London Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With a displacement of 2. 4 L (149 cu in), it produces 48 kW (65 hp) at 2,600 rpm. A cubic inch (plural cubic inches) is a non- SI unit of Volume, equal to the volume of a Cube with sides of one Inch.

Specifications (Mikron)

General characteristics

• Type: 4 cylinder inverted air cooled inline
• Bore: 85mm (3. 35 in)
• Stroke: 96mm (3. 78 in)
• Displacement: 2. 44 liter (149 cu in)
• Length: 804mm (31. 65 in)
• Width: 341mm (13. 46 in)
• Height: 635mm (25. 00 in)
• Dry weight: 60kg (132. 3 lb)

Components

• Valvetrain: One intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder
• Fuel system: 1 Claudel Carb
• Fuel type: 68 octane
• Cooling system: air cooled

Performance

• Power output: 65hp @ 2,600RPM
• Compression ratio: 5. The compression ratio is a single number that can be used to predict the performance of any engine particularly piston engines (but can be used on essentially any Internal-combustion 2:1
• Power-to-weight ratio: 2. Power-to-weight ratio (specific power is a calculation commonly applied to Engines and other mobile power sources to enable the comparison of one unit or design to another 64lb/hp

References

Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 168.  

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