Daimler-Benz DB 601

E24527

V-12 engine aircraft engine piston engine

The Daimler-Benz DB 601 was a German inverted V-12, liquid-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe fighters and bombers during World War II.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	V-12 engine → aircraft engine → piston engine →
applicationRole	bomber aircraft → fighter aircraft →
bore	150 mm →
compressionRatio	6.9:1 (DB 601A) →
configuration	inverted V-12 →
conflict	World War II →
coolant	water-glycol mixture →
coolingSystem	liquid-cooled →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
cylinderArrangement	V →
cylinders	12 →
developedFrom	Daimler-Benz DB 600 →
displacement	33.9 L →
enteredService	late 1930s →
era	1930s → 1940s →
firstRun	1935 →
fuelInjectionType	mechanical direct injection →
fuelSystem	direct fuel injection →
fuelType	aviation gasoline →
ignitionSystem	dual magneto →
licenseBuiltAs	Aichi Atsuta → Kawasaki Ha-40 →
manufacturer	Daimler-Benz →
notableFeature	allowed negative-g maneuvers without engine cut-out → integrated supercharger drive →
notableVariant	DB 601A → DB 601E → DB 601N →
powerOutput	about 1,100 hp (DB 601A) at takeoff →
propellerDrive	reduction gear →
serviceBranch	German Air Force →
stroke	160 mm →
successor	Daimler-Benz DB 605 →
supercharger	single-stage supercharger →
usedBy	Luftwaffe →
usedInAircraft	Heinkel He 111P → Junkers Ju 88A (early variants) → Macchi C.202 Folgore → Messerschmitt Bf 109E → Messerschmitt Bf 110C → Messerschmitt Me 210 → Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II →
usedInCountry	Germany → Italy → Japan →
valvetrain	four valves per cylinder →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Messerschmitt Bf 109 ("Daimler-Benz DB 605") →	typicalEngine
Daimler-Benz DB 605 →	basedOn
Junkers Jumo 211 →	competitor
Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II →	engineLicenseBasedOn
Messerschmitt Bf 110 →	engineType