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History of BMW. The official founding date of the German motor vehicle manufacturer BMW is 7 March 1916, when an aircraft producer called Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (formerly Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik) was established. [1][2] This company was renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the BMW name dates back to 1917, when Rapp ...
109-004 Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet. 109-005 Porsche 005 short-lifespan cruise missile engine. 109-006 Junkers/Heinkel 006. 109-007 Daimler-Benz 007. 109-011 Heinkel HeS 011, key late-war German development turbojet (only 19 examples built) 109-012 Junkers 012 – developed into the Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop engine.
Number built. 13. History. Introduction date. 1941. First flight. 7 September 1940. The Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking (pronounced "Veeking") was a large six-engined German flying boat designed and built by the German aircraft manufacturer Blohm & Voss. It was the largest flying boat to attain operational status during the Second World War. [1][2]
In the early 1970s, marinized versions of BMW's 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder gasoline engine were marketed as the Model 410 and 411. In 1977, BMW AG established a separate marine division, incorporated as BMW Marine GmbH. BMW Marine's head office and assembly plant were located in Verviers, Belgium. BMW Marine continued to marinize BMW's production ...
Developed into. BMW 802. BMW 803. The BMW 801 was a powerful German 41.8-litre (2,550 cu in) air-cooled 14-cylinder- radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. Production versions of the twin-row engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540–1,970 hp, or 1,150–1,470 kW).
3.5–4 litres per 100 kilometres (81–71 mpg ‑imp; 67–59 mpg ‑US) [1] The BMW R12 and R17 are flat-twin engine motorcycles made by BMW Motorrad from 1935 through 1942. They were developed in 1935 based on the R7 concept of 1934. [3][4] A few hundred R17s were made, ending in 1937, while the R12 continued through 1942, with a total of ...
The BMW engines proved unreliable and used excessive amounts of fuel so it was decided to use a set of three Deutz diesel truck engines. Though this reduced the vessel's maximum speed to 10.5 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h), the loss of speed was more than offset by the greater reliability of the Deutz engines and more economical cruising range.
In 1933 BMW started to develop bigger cars with 6-cylinder engines. The first car of which was the BMW 303. Later successors were the BMW 315, BMW 319, BMW 327 and the elegant sports coupe BMW 328. In 1942 BMW moved its motorcycle production to Eisenach, freeing up space in Munich for air craft engines. [2]