The Walter Bora was a

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n nine-cylinder, air-cooled

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for powering light

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that was developed in the 1930s by

Walter Aircraft Engines Walter Aircraft Engines is an aircraft engine manufacturer and former automotive manufacturer. Its notable products include the M601 turboprop. The company is based in Prague, Czech Republic. It has been a subsidiary of GE Aviation since July ...

.Gunston 1989, p. 174.

Variants

;Bora II :Direct drive engine ;Bora II-R : Geared engine, reduction ratio 0.666:1

Applications

* Aero A.200 * Nardi FN.305 *

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Engines on display

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

Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely Kbely Aviation Museum (''Letecké Muzeum Kbely'') is the largest aviation museum in the Czech Republic and one of the largest of its kind in Europe. It is located to the north-east of Prague, at the military airport Kbely. Creation of the museum ...

Specifications (Bora II-R)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. {{Aeroengine-specs 1930s aircraft piston engines Bora Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines