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  2. BMW R12 and R17 - Wikipedia

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    Fuel consumption. 3.5–4 litres per 100 kilometres (81–71 mpg ‑imp; 67–59 mpg ‑US) [1] The BMW R12 and R17 are flat-twin engine motorcycles made by BMW Motorrad from 1935 through 1942. They were developed in 1935 based on the R7 concept of 1934. [3] [4] A few hundred R17s were made, ending in 1937, while the R12 continued through 1942 ...

  3. BMW R75 - Wikipedia

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    BMW R75. The BMW R75 is a World War II -era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. The BMW R75 stands out by its integral two-wheel drive design, with drive shafts to both its rear wheel and the third side-car wheel, from a locking differential, as well as a transfer case offering both road and off-road gear ...

  4. History of BMW - Wikipedia

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    The official founding date of the German motor vehicle manufacturer BMW is 7 March 1916, when an aircraft producer called Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik) was established. [1] [2] This company was renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917, when Rapp Motorenwerke ...

  5. Dnepr M-72 - Wikipedia

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    Dnepr M-72. The M-72 was a motorcycle built by the Soviet Union. Conceived as a replacement for the two heavy motorcycles used by the Red Army, the TIZ-AM-600 and PMZ-A-750, both of which had performed unsatisfactorily during the Winter War against Finland and were considered outdated designs. The replacement chosen was the BMW R71, which had ...

  6. BMW 501 - Wikipedia

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    BMW 2500 / 2800 ‘New Six’. The BMW 501 was a luxury car manufactured by BMW from 1952 to 1958. Introduced at the first Frankfurt Motor Show in 1951, the 501 was the first BMW model to be manufactured and sold after the Second World War, and as the first BMW car built in Bavaria. The 501 and its derivatives, including the V8 powered BMW 502 ...

  7. BMW 801 - Wikipedia

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    The BMW 801 was a powerful German 41.8-litre (2,550 cu in) air-cooled 14-cylinder- radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. Production versions of the twin-row engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540–1,970 hp, or 1,150–1,470 kW ). It was the most produced radial engine ...

  8. BMW 109-718 - Wikipedia

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    Development. The 109-718 (109 prefix number for the Reichsluftfahrtministerium, or RLM, designation used for all reaction-propulsion [rocket and gas turbine] aviation engine projects) was designed as an assist rocket for aircraft, for rapid takeoffs or to enable them to achieve high-speed sprints, akin to what Americans called "mixed power ...

  9. List of the United States military vehicles by supply catalog ...

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    front cover G1 1930. This is the Group G series List of the United States military vehicles by (Ordnance) supply catalog designation, — one of the alpha-numeric "Standard Nomenclature Lists" (SNL) that were part of the overall List of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog designation, a supply catalog that was used by the United States Army Ordnance Department / Ordnance Corps as ...