This famous automotive manufacturer also made aircraft engines.

“Tatra T-100”

-In 1936, the Tatra T-100 engine was built under license from Hirth for the Tatra 131 aircraft (a Bücker Jungmeister) that was also made under license.

“Tatra Aircrafts logo”

-The T-102 engine was similar to the previous one, with four inverted cylinders.

“Tatra T-102”

-Between 1986 and 1992 it made a four-cylinder horizontally-opposed (boxer) engine, known as the Aerotechnik Tatra AT-714.

“Tatra AT-714”

-The Tatra AT-714 (from Aerotechnik-Tatra-714) was a 78 hp engine intended for the Aerotechnik XL-113 aircraft, a kind of motorized glider.

-There is information about a V12 in the dossier (BT-102000-01) of the Nasm archives.

From Appendix 9: A new model of the brand has been located, clearly for small gliding aircraft, or UAV. It is the T-101, exhibited at the Koprivnice Museum.

“The T-101 with faired tank and propeller” (E-V, AEHS)

“Tank detail”

“T-101 front view”

-A T-102 is also on display, of which we have photograph thanks to E-V of AEHS.

“Tatra T-102”

“Cylinder head and camshaft (OHC) details”

“Tatra AT-714A”

-This model is more recent, the transmission from the crankshaft to the two camshafts on the cylinder heads is carried out by means of a toothed belt, therefore relatively modern.

-The German Hirth model HM-504 was also made under license.

“The Tatra-Hirth” (Ringhoffer-Tatra)