Walter Major

Major
Type	Inline piston engine
National origin	Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer	Walter Aircraft Engines
First run	1934

Walter Major was a family of Czechoslovak aircraft inline engines developed by Walter Aircraft Engines in the 1930s. Available in either four or six cylinder configuration, with identical bore and stroke of 118 mm (4.6 in) and 140 mm (5.5 in), respectively, the Walter Majors were primarily used in light aircraft. License-built in Poland by the state-owned Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne (as the PZInż. Major 4), the engine was used in, among others, Zlin Z-XIII, RWD-11 and one of the PWS-35 Ogar prototypes.

Applications

Beneš-Mráz Be-50 Beta-Minor
Beneš-Mráz Be-52
Beneš-Mráz Be-56
Beneš-Mráz Be-250
Beneš-Mráz Be-251
González Gil-Pazó GP-4
PWS-35 Ogar
Rogožarski SIM-XII-H
RWD-11
RWD 20
Spartan Cruiser
Zlin Z-XIII

Specifications (Major-4)

Data from

General characteristics

Type: 4-cylinder inverted inline engine
Bore: 118 mm
Stroke: 140 mm
Dry weight: 140 kg

Components

Cooling system: Air-cooled

Performance

Power output: 130 hp
Compression ratio: 5.2:1

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