Twelve-cylinder inverted Vee-type supercharged liquid-cooled engine Daimler-Benz DB-605 was used in fighters Messerschmidt Bf 109G. Cylinders contains 60° angle. Engine has four valves per cylinder (two inlet and two exhaust) operated by rocker arms directly from a single camshaft carried upon the head. It has direct fuel injection. DB-605 were made by german company Flugmotorwerke Ostmark; this actual engine was probably made in affiliated company in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia in 1944.
Basic technical specifications of Daimler-Benz DB 605 |
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| bore: | 154 mm |
| stroke: | 160 mm |
| total volume of cylinders: | 35,7 l |
| compression ratio: | 7.5/7.3 (87 octane), 8.5/8.3 (96 octane) |
| length x height x width: | 2303 mm x 1050 mm x 762-845 mm |
| dry weight: | 730 - 745 kg |
| built-in weight: | 764 - 815 kg |
| rpm: | |
| - maximum: | 2800 |
| - climb: | 2600 |
| - max. cruise: | 2300 |
| performance: | 1435 - 2000 hp at sea level |
Messerschmitt Bf.109 G-6 (Slovak national uprising force,
Combined wing, Tri Duby AB, September 1944)
(drawing Jan Máče, the 109 Lair)
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