BMW IV
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The BMW IV was a six-cylinder, water-cooled inline aircraft engine built in Germany in the 1920s. Power was in the 180 kW (250 hp) range.
World record
On 17 June 1919 Franz Zeno Diemer flew a DFW F37, powered by a BMW IV engine to an unofficial world record height of 9,760 m (32,021 ft) from Oberwiesenfeld, reaching that altitude in 89 minutes.[1] Diemer stated at the time, "I could have gone much higher, but I didn't have enough oxygen."[citation needed]
Applications
- Arado SC I
- Albatros L 72
- Albatros L 74
- Caspar C 27
- DFW F37
- Heinkel HD 22
- Heinkel HD 24
- Heinkel HD 39
- Junkers A 35
- Junkers F 13
- LFG V 59
- LFG V 60
- Polikarpov R-1 BMW (Soviet unlicensed copy of Airco DH.9A)
- Kalinin K-Series
- Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe
- Rohrbach Ro VIII Roland I
- Type 91 Heavy Tank
- Type 95 Heavy Tank
Specifications
Data from BMW Type IV description and user manual.[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Six-cylinder inline piston engine
- Bore: 160 mm (6.30 in)
- Stroke: 190 mm (7.48 in)
- Displacement: 22.92 L (1,399 cu in)
- Dry weight: Template:Cvt
Components
- Valvetrain: Overhead camshaft, two valves per cylinder
- Cooling system: Water-cooled
Performance
- Power output: Nominal Template:Cvt , maximum continuous Template:Cvt
- Compression ratio: 5.5:1
See also
Comparable engines
- Liberty L-6 (United States)
Related lists
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BMW group". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ bmw-grouparchiv.de Retrieved: 5 December 2016
External links
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