Daimler-Benz DB 605

E59821

aircraft engine liquid-cooled aircraft engine piston aircraft engine

The Daimler-Benz DB 605 was a powerful German inverted V12 aircraft engine used extensively in World War II fighters such as later variants of the Bf 109 and Bf 110.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft engine → liquid-cooled aircraft engine → piston aircraft engine →
application	Fiat G.55 Centauro → Macchi C.205 Veltro → Messerschmitt Me 210 → Messerschmitt Me 410 → Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario → Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 variants →
basedOn	Daimler-Benz DB 601 →
bore	154 mm →
compressionRatio	7.5:1 →
configuration	inverted V12 →
coolingSystem	liquid-cooled →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
crankshaftConfiguration	single crankshaft →
displacement	35.7 L →
era	World War II →
firstRun	1941 →
fuelSystem	direct fuel injection →
fuelType	aviation gasoline →
manufacturer	Daimler-Benz →
notableFeature	designed for streamlined installation in fighter aircraft → direct fuel injection allowing negative-g maneuvers → inverted V layout for improved pilot visibility →
notableVariant	DB 605A → DB 605AS → DB 605D → DB 605DB → DB 605DC →
numberOfCylinders	12 →
powerOutput	approximately 1,475 PS at takeoff in early versions → up to about 1,800 PS in later boosted versions →
primaryApplication	Messerschmitt Bf 109 → Messerschmitt Bf 110 →
productionPeriod	early 1940s →
propellerDrive	reduction gear →
serviceEntry	1942 →
stroke	160 mm →
successor	Daimler-Benz DB 603 →
supercharger	single-stage supercharger →
usedBy	Luftwaffe →
usedByCountry	Germany → Italy →
usedInConflict	Second World War →
usedInRole	fighter aircraft → fighter-bomber aircraft → heavy fighter aircraft →
valvesPerCylinder	4 →
valvetrain	DOHC →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Messerschmitt Bf 110 →	engineType
Daimler-Benz DB 601 →	successor