DISCONTINUED Eduard 672224 Fokker D.VIIF engine/BMW IIIa EDUARD

The BMW IIIa or BMW D.IIIa is a German in-line aircraft engine from the First World War and the interwar period. The total length of the engine was approx. 170 cm, with a width of approx. 51 cm and a height of 105 cm. The weight of the "dry" power unit of this type oscillated around 293 kilograms. The engine had 6 cylinders, was water-cooled and was able to generate a maximum power of up to 180 HP. The BMW IIIa engine was developed by Maksymilian Friz and registered in the patent office in May 1917. It was developed on the basis of the Rapp III engine and was characterized by high - for those times - generated maximum power, very stable operation and a very good compression ratio. Its serial production started in 1918 and it was installed on machines such as: Fokker D.VII, Fokker CI or Junkers DI.This engine is considered the first great commercial success of Bayerische Motorenwerke GmbH, in short: BMW.

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