Daimler-Benz DB 602

DB 602
Preserved Daimler-Benz DB 602.
Type	Diesel V16 aero engine
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz
First run	1933
Major applications	LZ 129 Hindenburg LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin Schnellboot 1933 series S10...13
Developed into	MB 501

The Daimler-Benz DB 602 was a German diesel cycle aero engine designed and built in the early 1930s. It was a liquid-cooled upright V16, and powered the two Hindenburg class airships.^[1] Also these engines under designation MB 502 powered four Schnellboots of 1933 series S10...13 (three engines on each). And then engine was modified into V20 MB 501 of 2000 h.p. that had variety of applications.

Applications

• LZ 129 Hindenburg
• LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin
• Schnellboot 1933 series S10...13

Engines on display

A preserved Daimler-Benz DB 602 is on display at the Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen.^[2]

Specifications (DB 602)

Data from Gunston.^[1]

General characteristics

• Type: 16-cylinder liquid-cooled 50° V16 aircraft diesel engine
• Bore: 175 mm
• Stroke: 230 mm
• Displacement: 88.5 L (5,401 in³)
• Dry weight: 1,976 kg (4,356 lb)

Components

• Fuel system: Fuel injection
• Cooling system: Liquid-cooled

Performance

• Power output: 984 kW (1,320 hp)
• Specific power: 808 kW (1,100 hp)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.5 kW/kg (0.3 hp/lb)

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines
  

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Gunston 1989, p. 46
2. ^ Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen www.zeppelin-museum.de (German language) Retrieved: 17 September 2009

Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
• Neil Gregor Daimler-Benz in the Third Reich. Yale University Press, 1998

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