Daimler-Benz DB 603
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The Daimler-Benz DB 603 engine was a German aircraft engine used during World War 2. It was a liquid-cooled in-line 12 cylinder inverted V12 enlargement of the DB 601, which was in itself a development of the DB 600.
The DB 603 powered several aircraft, including the Do 217 N&M, Do 335, He 219, Me 410 and Ta 152C.
Interesting to note that the Mercedes T80 land speed record car designed by aircraft engineer Josef Mickl, assignor by Ferdinand Porsche, with help from German racing driver Hans Stuck incorporated the third prototype DB 603 in the T-80. It ran off pure alcohol with MW injection and was tuned to 3,000 hp enough, it was believed, to propel the aerodynamic three-axle T80 up to 750 km/h on the Dessau autobahn in January 1940 during RekordWoche (Record/Speed Week). But due to the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the T80 (nicknamed Schwarz Vogel/Black Bird) never raced. The DB 603 engine was removed from the vehicle for use in fighter aircraft.
Variants
- DB 603A
- Power: 1290 kW (1750 HP) at 2700 rpm at sea level
- Continuous: 1190 kw (1620 HP) at 2700 rpm at sea level
Specifications (DB 603A)
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