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Aero Engine - Benz IVa, 230 Horsepower, circa 1918
Reg. No: ST 034859
- Summary:
- The Benz 230 horsepower aero engine was developed by Benz & Cie in Mannheim, Germany in 1916. It has the standard configuration of Benz six cylinder, liquid-cooled aero engines which were made in a variety of power outputs including 180 horsepower units used on Pfalz and Albatros fighter aircraft. The 230 horsepower version was used mostly on German bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.
- Acquisition Information:
- Loan & Subsequent Donation from Science Museum (London), 1929
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | aero engines, internal combustion engines |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aero Engines |
| Tertiary Classification: | reciprocating propeller engines |
| Manufacturer: | Benz & Cie, Mannheim, Germany, circa 1923 |
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