Mercedes D.VI explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Development of the first German 18-cylinder aeroengine . https://web.archive.org/web/20240808211201/https://mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com/marsClassic/en/instance/ko/Development-of-the-first-German-18-cylinder-aeroengine.xhtml?oid=4909774 . 2024-08-08 . mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com.
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20240106033838/https://oldmachinepress.com/2019/02/20/daimler-mercedes-d-vi-w-18-aircraft-engine/

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