Junkers Jumo 211

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The Junkers Jumo 211 was a widely used German liquid-cooled V-12 aircraft engine of World War II, powering many Luftwaffe bombers and other combat aircraft.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V-12 engine
aircraft engine
liquid-cooled piston engine
application bomber aircraft
dive bomber aircraft
reconnaissance aircraft
category Junkers aircraft engines
World War II aircraft piston engines
competitor Daimler-Benz DB 601
configuration inverted V-12
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin Germany
cylinderArrangement V
designGoal medium-power bomber engine
engineCycle four-stroke
era 1930s
1940s
fuelSystem direct fuel injection
fuelType aviation gasoline
historicalSignificance one of the most produced German aircraft engines of World War II
ignitionSystem dual ignition
introducedInDecade 1930s
manufacturer Junkers Motorenbau
militaryBranchUser German Air Force
notableFeature extensive use in Luftwaffe bombers
inverted V layout for improved pilot visibility
numberOfCylinders 12
originIndustry aerospace industry
poweredAircraft Dornier Do 217
Heinkel He 111
Junkers Ju 188
Junkers Ju 86
Junkers Ju 87
Junkers Ju 88
Messerschmitt Bf 110 (early variants)
powerplantFor single‑engine dive bombers
twin‑engine bombers
primaryUser Germany
productionPeriod late 1930s to mid-1940s
successor Junkers Jumo 213
supercharger single-stage supercharger
usedBy Luftwaffe
usedDuring Battle of Britain
Eastern Front (World War II)
usedFor dive bombing
level bombing
maritime patrol
usedInConflict World War II
valvetrain overhead camshaft

Referenced by (3)
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Heinkel He 111
Junkers Ju 88
powerplant
Junkers Jumo 211 ("Junkers aircraft engines")
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