Maybach Mb.IV explained

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 250hp 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

• Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I
• Zeppelin-Staaken V.G.O I & II (1915)^[1]
• LVG G.III
• Siemens-Schuckert L.I
• Aero A.24
• Heinkel HE 1

Further reading

• Book: Düsing . Michael . German & Austro-Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI . 2022 . Aeronaut Books . n. p. . 978-1-953201-53-9. 3.

Notes and References

1. Haddow, G.W. & Grosz, Peter M. The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914–1919. London. Putnam. (1962, 3rd ed. 1988).