Avia Rk.12
| Rk.12 |
| Type |
7-cylinder air-cooled radial |
| National origin |
Czechoslovakia |
| Manufacturer |
Avia (Avia akciova spolecnost pro prumysl letecky), Prague |
One of Avia's own designs, the 1930s Avia Rk.12 was a 7-cylinder radial engine with a rated output of 150 kW (200 hp), built in Czechoslovakia.
Design and development
As well as producing aircraft and building Hispano-Suiza and Lorraine aero-engines under licence, Avia also designed and built their own radial engines. Their Rk.12 was a 7-cylinder supercharged model, rated at 200 hp.[1]
It was a conventional air-cooled radial: nitrided steel barrels with integral fins were screwed into heat treated Y alloy heads. The pistons were also of heat treated Y alloy. The crankcase was cast from aluminium alloy, with some minor parts using magnesium alloy. The single throw two piece crankshaft was linked to the pistons with an I-section Y alloy master rod, with a single piece big end, which carried the other six piston rods.[1]
Applications
- Avia 51
Specifications
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938[1]
General characteristics
- Type: 7-cylinder air-cooled radial
- Bore: 130 mm (5.12 in)
- Stroke: 130 mm (5.12 in)
- Displacement: 12.08 L (737 cu in)
- Length: 1,047.5 mm (41.24 in)
- Diameter: 1,110 mm (43.7 in
- Dry weight: dry, with ancillaries, without propeller hub 215.5 kg (475 lb)
Components
- Valvetrain: one inlet and one exhaust valve per cylinder, operated by push rods via rocker gear. Six cam push rod disc drive.
- Supercharger: impeller drive ratio 10.7:1
- Fuel system: single barrel Zenith 70P or Stromberg NAR68 carburettor
- Ignition system: Scintilla magnetos, automatic advance
- Fuel type: petrol, 74 Octane
- Oil system: dry sump, with one pressure and one scavenging pump
- Cooling system: air-cooled
- Reduction gear: direct drive
Performance
References
- ^ a b c Grey, C.G. (1972). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: David & Charles. p. 31d. ISBN 0-7153-5734-4.
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