BMW 801 radial engine
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The BMW 801 radial engine was a powerful German World War II air-cooled aircraft engine widely used in Luftwaffe fighters and bombers, noted for its reliability and advanced engineering.
Aliases (2)
- BMW 801 ×48
- BMW 801 radial engine (many variants) ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aircraft engine
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piston engine → radial engine → |
| application |
single-engine fighters
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twin-engine bombers → |
| category |
World War II aircraft piston engine
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| conflict |
World War II
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| coolingMethod |
fan-assisted air cooling
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| coolingSystem |
air-cooled
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| cylinderArrangement |
double-row radial
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| designGoal |
high power output
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operational reliability → |
| displacement |
approximately 41.8 L
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| engineConfiguration |
two-row radial
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| engineType |
four-stroke
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| era |
1930s
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1940s → |
| fuelSystem |
carbureted
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| fuelType |
aviation gasoline
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the most important German radial engines of World War II
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| ignitionSystem |
dual ignition
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| manufacturer |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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| nationality |
German
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| notableFeature |
advanced engineering
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reliability → |
| numberOfCylinders |
14
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| operator |
German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
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| powerplantFor |
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A variants
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190F variants → Focke-Wulf Fw 190G variants → |
| primaryUser |
Germany
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| productionPeriod |
World War II era
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| role |
bomber aircraft engine
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fighter aircraft engine → |
| supercharger |
single-stage supercharger
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| usedBy |
Axis powers
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Luftwaffe → |
| usedInAircraft |
Dornier Do 217
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → Heinkel He 177 (early versions) → Junkers Ju 188 → Junkers Ju 290 → Junkers Ju 88 → |
| usedInRole |
fighter-bomber
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ground-attack aircraft → maritime patrol aircraft → |
| valvetrain |
overhead valves
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 → |
engineType |
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Dornier Do 217
("BMW 801 radial engine (many variants)")
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powerplant |