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
Franz Zeno Diemer (3 July 1889, in Oberammergau – 27 April 1954, in Friedrichshafen) was a flight pioneer in Bavaria, setting a number of world records, and Flight Officer for Bavarian Lifeguard Regiment.
Early life
He was born in Oberammerg ...
flew a
DFW F37
DFW may refer to:
Businesses
*, an early twentieth century German aircraft manufacturer
*Dutch FilmWorks, a film distributor
*Duty Free World, a US-based in-flight shopping company
Government agencies
*Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mass ...
, powered by a BMW IV engine to an unofficial world record height of from
Oberwiesenfeld
Oberwiesenfeld is a station on the Munich U-Bahn which opened on October 28, 2007. It is located at the Moosacher Straße at the northern end of the Olympiapark, Munich, Olympiapark, near the Olympic Village, Munich, Olympic Village in Am Riese ...
, reaching that altitude in 89 minutes.
Diemer stated at the time, "I could have gone much higher, but I didn't have enough oxygen."
Applications
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Arado SC I
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Albatros L 72
The Albatros L 72 was a German transport aircraft of the 1920s, designed to carry newspapers between German cities for Ullstein Verlag. A single revised example was built for the ''Hamburger Fremdenblatt''.
Design and development
The L 72 was a ...
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Albatros L 74
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Caspar C 27 __NOTOC__
The Caspar C 27 was a training seaplane aircraft developed in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, a ...
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DFW F37
DFW may refer to:
Businesses
*, an early twentieth century German aircraft manufacturer
*Dutch FilmWorks, a film distributor
*Duty Free World, a US-based in-flight shopping company
Government agencies
*Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mass ...
*
Heinkel HD 22
The Heinkel HD 22 was a trainer designed in Germany during the 1920s. It was a conventional single-bay biplane with staggered wings braced with N-type interplane struts. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits, and the main units ...
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Heinkel HD 24
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Heinkel HD 39
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Junkers A 35
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Junkers F 13
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LFG V 59
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LFG V 60
*
Polikarpov R-1 BMW (Soviet unlicensed copy of
Airco DH.9A)
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Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe
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Rohrbach Ro VIII Roland I
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Type 91 Heavy Tank
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Type 95 Heavy Tank
Specifications
See also
References
External links
{{BMW aeroengines
BMW aircraft engines
1910s aircraft piston engines
Straight-six engines