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On 20 May 1917, Rapp Motorenwerke (which later that year became BMW GmbH) registered the documentation for the construction design for the new engine, dubbed BMW III. . Designed by Max Friz and based on the Rapp III engine, it was an SOHC in-line six-cylinder, just as the earlier Mercedes D.III was, which guaranteed optimum balance, therefore few, small vibr
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 ...
LaS 100 (company name for the Panzer II) LaS 138 (company name for Christie suspension version of the Panzer II) LaS 762 (company name for the Panzer Selbstfahrlafette 1 für 7.62 cm Pak 36 version of the Panzer II, later renamed Marder II) LaS Maybach (cover name for Panzer I Ausf.
Daimler-Benz DB 615 consisted of two coupled DB 614 engines. 4000 hp. Abandoned in June 1942. Daimler-Benz DB 616 a development of the DB 605. Abandoned in June 1942. Daimler-Benz DB 617 a developmenent of the DB 603 for long-range flight. Daimler-Benz DB 618 two coupled DB 617 engines. Daimler-Benz DB 619.
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003.
Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH was a German aircraft engine manufacturer based in Munich, Bavaria. Founded in 1913, the firm changed its name in 1917 to Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH (BMW). [ 1] The company later became known as Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG [ de] after its engine-production assets and the BMW name were transferred in 1922 to Bayerische ...
In 1933 BMW started to develop bigger cars with 6-cylinder engines. The first car of which was the BMW 303. Later successors were the BMW 315, BMW 319, BMW 327 and the elegant sports coupe BMW 328. In 1942 BMW moved its motorcycle production to Eisenach, freeing up space in Munich for air craft engines. [2]
Economy of Nazi Germany. Economy of Nazi Germany. Prisoner work force in the construction of the Valentin submarine pens for U-boats, in 1944. Location. The Third Reich and German-occupied Europe; forced labor predominantly from Nazi-occupied Poland and the Nazi-occupied Soviet Union. Period. Great Depression and World War II (1933–1945)