The Maybach Mb.IV, originally designated Maybach HS, (only related to the Mb IVa by layout and size), was a six cylinder in-line piston engine of output, originally developed for use in airships. It was also used for large aircraft such as the
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I giant seaplane.
Variants of the original HS engine included the Maybach HS D and Maybach HS Lu
Variants
;Maybach HS:Company designation
;Maybach HS D: A variant of the HS
;Maybach HS Lu: A high compression high altitude rated variant.
;Mb.IV: The Idflieg designation for production HS engines.
Applications
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Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I
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Zeppelin-Staaken V.G.O I & II (1915)
[Haddow, G.W. & Grosz, Peter M. ''The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914–1919''. London. Putnam. (1962, 3rd ed. 1988).]
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LVG G.III
The LVG G.III was a large, twin engine triplane bomber built in Germany near the end of World War I. Only one was completed.
Design and development
The LVG G.III is sometimes known as the Schütte-Lanz G.V or Schütte-Lanz Schül G.V as it was a ...
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Siemens-Schuckert L.I
The Siemens-Schuckert L.I was a large, three-engined biplane bomber aircraft, built in Germany towards the end of World War I. It was a twin boom design, strongly influenced by the successful Caproni Ca.3. Three were built but not used operatio ...
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Aero A.24
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Heinkel HE 1
The Heinkel HE 1 (aka Caspar S 1) was a two-seat, low-wing monoplane floatplane, designed in 1921 by German designer Ernst Heinkel at Caspar-Werke.
The HE 1 was produced under licence in Sweden for the '' Marinen'' (Swedish Navy) in 1921 as th ...
References
Further reading
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Airship engines
Maybach engines
1910s aircraft piston engines
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