Walter NZ 85

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NZ 85
Walter NZ-85 (1926-1930) NTM 2020.jpg
NZ 85 on display at the National Technical Museum (Prague)
Type Radial aero engine
National origin Czechoslovakia
Manufacturer Walter Aircraft Engines
First run1926
Number built50
Developed from Walter NZ 60
Developed into Walter Venus

The Walter NZ 85 was a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in Czechoslovakia by Walter Aircraft Engines in the late-1920s.

Contents

Design and development

Using common cylinders and parts from the earlier Walter NZ 60 (Novák-Zeithammer) engine the NZ 85 and the nine-cylinder NZ 120 were designed together. [1] Lightened and tuned developments were known as the NZ 90 and NZ 95.

Applications

Specifications (NZ 85)

Data fromNěmeček. [2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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References

  1. Gunston 1989, p. 174.
  2. Němeček 1983