The design was based around the pistons of the ubiquitous D.III 6-cylinder design and developed 162 kW (217 hp), making it a Class IV motor under the IdFlieg classification system then in use in Imperial Germany. It also employed reduction gearing. When the reliability of the engine proved disappointing, it was supplanted in production by the unrelated six-cylinder Mercedes D.IVa. Specifically, the long crankshaft used in extending the original straight-six design to a straight-eight proved susceptible to breakage.
Kroschel, Gunter and Helmust Stützer. (1977) Die deutschen Militarflugzeuge 1910-1918 Wilhelmshaven: Lohse-Eissing Mittler.
Further readingedit
Düsing, Michael (2022). German & Austro-Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI. Vol. 2. n. p.: Aeronaught Books. ISBN978-1-953201-52-2.
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mercedes, eight, cylinder, liquid, cooled, inline, aircraft, engine, built, daimler, motoren, gesellschaft, used, small, number, german, aircraft, during, world, ivtype, inline, piston, enginemanufacturer, daimler, motoren, gesellschaft, developed, from, merce. The Mercedes D IV was an eight cylinder liquid cooled inline aircraft engine built by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft DMG and used on a small number of German aircraft during World War I D IVType Inline piston engineManufacturer Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft DMG Developed from Mercedes D III Contents 1 Design and development 2 Applications 3 Specifications 3 1 General characteristics 3 2 Components 3 3 Performance 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDesign and development editThe design was based around the pistons of the ubiquitous D III 6 cylinder design and developed 162 kW 217 hp making it a Class IV motor under the IdFlieg classification system then in use in Imperial Germany It also employed reduction gearing When the reliability of the engine proved disappointing it was supplanted in production by the unrelated six cylinder Mercedes D IVa Specifically the long crankshaft used in extending the original straight six design to a straight eight proved susceptible to breakage Applications edit nbsp Albatross C VAEG C V AEG G III AEG R I AGO C II AGO C VIII Albatros C V DFW R I Gotha G II LVG C IVSpecifications editData from citation needed General characteristics Type 8 cylinder water cooled inline aircraft piston engine Bore 140 mm 5 5 in Stroke 160 mm 6 3 in Displacement 19 7 L 1 202 4 in Length 1 990 mm 78 in Width 600 mm 24 in Height 1 040 mm 41 in Dry weight 365 kg 800 lb Components Cooling system Water cooledPerformance Power output 162 kW 217 hp at 1 400 rpmSee also editRelated lists List of aircraft enginesReferences editKroschel Gunter and Helmust Stutzer 1977 Die deutschen Militarflugzeuge 1910 1918 Wilhelmshaven Lohse Eissing Mittler Further reading editDusing Michael 2022 German amp Austro Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI Vol 2 n p Aeronaught Books ISBN 978 1 953201 52 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercedes D IV wwiaviation com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mercedes D IV amp oldid 1129811924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
