Walter Minor

Minor
Preserved Walter Minor 6-III
Type	Inline piston engine
National origin	Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer	Walter Aircraft Engines
First run	1929

The Walter Minor is a family of four- and six-cylinder inverted inline air-cooled engines, developed under auspices of ing. Šimůnek and used on light aircraft. First produced in 1929, the Minor engines' family has an advanced design for the period and sports steel cylinders, aluminum heads and overhead valves, with identical bore and stroke of 105 mm (4.1 in) and 115 mm (4.5 in), respectively. Typical power ratings varied from 105 to 160 hp (78 to 119 kW).[1]

After Walter concentrated on the turbine powerplants only, the production of piston engines has been transferred to the Avia company that further developed the family, bringing fuel injection, as the Avia M-137 and M-337. Nowadays the smallest of the family, the four-cylinder carburetted Minor, is produced by a small company in the Czech Republic, while the M337 was available from the LOM Prague.

Variants

4 Cylinder

Minor 4-I

Minor 4-II

Minor 4-III

Minor 4-IIIS

A 4-III fitted with a crankshaft driven supercharger.

Minor M 332 (4 cyl.)

6 Cylinder

Minor 6-I

Minor 6-II

Minor 6-III

Minor 6-IIIS

A 6-III fitted with a crankshaft driven supercharger.

Minor M 337 (6 cyl.)

Others

Minor Sc.

Applications

• Aero Ae 45
• Aero Ae 50
• Aviator Shershen'
• Beneš-Mráz Beta-Minor
• Fry Esprit VFII
• IAR 814
• Ikarus Aero 2
• Ikarus Kurir
• LAZ-7
• Let L-200 Morava
• LIBIS KB-6
• LWD Zuch
• Manzolini Libellula II
• Nord NC.856
• Nord NC.859
• Nord NC-860
• OFW OK-15
• Orličan L-40 Meta Sokol
• Pasotti Airone
• Praga E-210
• Praga E-211
• RG-7 Șoim
• RG-7 Șoim III
• Starck AS-57
• Zlin 22
• Zlin Trener

Specifications (Minor 4-cylinder)

Walter Minor 4-III

Data from: Oldengine.org [2]

General characteristics

• Type: 4-cylinder inverted inline air-cooled
• Bore: 105 mm (4.14 in)
• Stroke: 115 mm (4.53 in)
• Displacement: 4 L (244 cu in)
• Length: 1,119 mm (44.09 in)
• Width: 440 mm (17.32 in)
• Height: 630 mm (24.80 in)
• Dry weight: 93 kg (205 lb)

Components

• Valvetrain: 1 inlet and 1 exhaust valve per cylinder
• Fuel system: 1 Claudel carburetor
• Fuel type: 68 octane
• Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 95 hp (71 kW) at 2,550 rpm
• Compression ratio: 5.3:1
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.76 kW/kg (0.46 hp/lb) at cruise power

See also

Comparable engines

• Argus As 8
• Blackburn Cirrus Minor
• de Havilland Gipsy Minor

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines

References

1. Gunston 1989, p.174.
2. Oldengine.org

• "National Technical Museum, Prague". Retrieved 8 July 2013.
• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
• Oldengine.org

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