AB Thulinverken was a company in

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, Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft designer Dr. Enoch Thulin. The company became Sweden's first aircraft manufacturer. In 1920, Thulin also started manufacturing automobiles, which continued until 1928. During World War I, the company came into financial difficulties and was reconstructed in 1922 as ''AB Thulinverken''. The manufacturing of brake systems became a main focus of the company. In 1958, Thulinverken merged with

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(founded in 1913). The remains of Thulinverken are now a part of SAB Wabco AB, which is owned by the French Faiveley Transport company since 2004.

Products

Aircraft

Aircraft Engines

Thulin A ''For the aircraft see: Thulin A (aircraft)'' Thulin A was an automobile made by Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik between 1920 and 1925. They were manufactured in a Thulinfactory in Landskrona, Sweden Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in ...

(air-cooled, 9-cylinder, 80 hp Le Rhône 9C rotary engine, bore x stroke 105 mm x 140 mm)The Le Rhône 9C and 11F engines were manufactured under a licence acquired by Enoch Thulin from Gnome et Rhône in 1915. They were both derived by Le Rhône from Verdet's original 7-cylinder 50 hp model 7A, with the same piston dimensions. Thulin licence-built engines apparently have a greater power output than the original manufacturer claimed, e.g. the 80 hp Le Rhône 9C mysteriously becomes the "90 hp Thulin A". * Thulin D (possibly a double-row 9C) * Thulin E (possibly the water-cooled, 6-cylinder 150 hp

Benz Bz.III The Benz Bz.III was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1914. Developing 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,400 rpm from 14.3 L (875 cu in),Smith 1981, p.53. it powered many German military aircraft ...

. Also manufactured by Scania-Vabis. * Thulin G (air-cooled, 11-cylinder, 100 hp Le Rhône 11F rotary, bore x stroke 105 mm x 140 mm)

Automobiles

Thulin B ''For the aircraft Thulin Type B see:Thulin B (aircraft)'' Thulin B or Thulin Type B was an automobile built by AB Thulinverken. History In 1925 Thulinverken was contacted by the brothers Per and Hugo Weiertz (who earlier had worked on the Self ...

Motorcycles

* Thulin MC I * Thulin MC II * Thulin MC II

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Flygplanshistoria i Landskrona 1909–1920
(in Swedish) - Thulins aircraft
Bilhistoria i Landskrona 1919–1940
(in Swedish) - Thulins motorcycles Cultural history of Landskrona 20th century in Landskrona Aircraft manufacturers of Sweden Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden Defunct companies based in Landskrona {{portal, Companies