BMW IV
The BMW IV was a six-cylinder, water-cooled inline aircraft engine built in Germany in the 1920s. Power was in the 180 kW range.
World record
On 17 June 1919 Franz Zeno Diemer flew a DFW F37, powered by a BMW IV engine to an unofficial world record height of from Oberwiesenfeld, reaching that altitude in 89 minutes. Diemer stated at the time, "I could have gone much higher, but I didn't have enough oxygen."Applications
- Arado SC I
- Albatros L 72
- Albatros L 74
- Caspar C 27
- DFW F37
- Heinkel HD 22
- Heinkel HD 24
- Heinkel HD 39
- Junkers A 35
- Junkers F 13
- LFG V 59
- LFG V 60
- Polikarpov R-1 BMW
- Kalinin K-Series
- Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe
- Rohrbach Ro VIII Roland I
- Type 91 Heavy Tank
- Type 95 Heavy Tank
Specifications