Praga D

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Praga D
Praga D (Letectvi, No. 8, 1946, p. 243).jpg
TypeAir-cooled piston engine
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Praga
First run1936

The Praga Hostivař D was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine first produced in Czechoslovakia in 1936 but which enjoyed its greatest success after World War II due to the explosion in popularity of sports flying. A version for helicopters was produced post World War II as the Praga DH

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Applications

Specifications (Praga D)

Data fromJane's All The World's Aircraft 1951–52. [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. Bridgman 1951, p. 48d.

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