The Walter Gemma was a
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
n nine-cylinder, air-cooled,
radial
Radial is a geometric term of location which may refer to:
Mathematics and Direction
* Vector (geometric), a line
* Radius, adjective form of
* Radial distance, a directional coordinate in a polar coordinate system
* Radial set
* A bearing f ...
aero engine that was developed and manufactured in the early 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 ...
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Applications
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Nuri Demirağ Nu D.36
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Praga E-39
Praga E-39/BH-39 was a Czechoslovak trainer aircraft.
History
This aircraft was designed by Pavel Beneš and Miroslav Hajn, engineers at the Czech aviation company ČKD-Praga in 1931. It flew for the first time in June of that year. The biplan ...
Engines on display
A preserved example of the Walter Gemma engine is on display at the following museum:
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Finnish Aviation Museum
The Finnish Aviation Museum ( fi, Suomen ilmailumuseo, sv, Finlands flygmuseum) is a museum specialising in aircraft, located near Helsinki Airport in Veromies, Vantaa, Finland.
History
The Aviation Museum Society ( fi, Ilmailumuseoyhdistys ry) ...
Specifications
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989.
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Gemma
1930s aircraft piston engines
Aircraft air-cooled radial piston engines