Alfa Romeo 122

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Alfa Romeo 122
Type Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
First run1941
Developed from Walter Sagitta

The Alfa Romeo 122 was a 12-cylinder inverted-V aircraft engine produced in 1941 by Alfa Romeo Milano as a licence-built Czechoslovakian Walter Sagitta, featuring a single-speed supercharger. The 122 R.C.38 major production variant had a reduction gearbox, single stage supercharger and rated altitude of 3,800 m (12,500 ft).

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