The Mercedes D.VI was an eighteen-cylinder, liquid-cooled W-18 type aircraft engine built by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) and used on a small number of German aircraft during World War I. It was 44,3 liter W 18 cylinder aeroengine with 517 hp/380 kW power at 1400 rpm. The engine weighed 1,636 lb (742 kg).[1][2]
| D.VI | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Inline piston engine |
| National origin | German Empire |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) |
| First run | 1915 |
| Number built | 20 |
| Developed from | Mercedes D.V |
References
edit- ^ "Development of the first German 18-cylinder aeroengine". mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Daimler-Mercedes D VI W-18 Aircraft Engine". 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06.