Mercedes_D.I Knowpia

D.I
Type	Inline piston engine
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Mercedes
First run	1913
Developed into	Mercedes D.II

The Mercedes D.I (also known as the Type E6F^[1]) was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, SOHC valvetrain inline engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1913. Developing 75 kW (100 hp), it powered many German military aircraft during the very early part of World War I.

Applications edit

Specifications (D.I) edit

Data from "Albatros D.I-D.II","Airplane Engine Encyclopedia"

General characteristics

Type: 6-cylinder, inline piston engine
Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
Stroke: 140 mm (5.51 in)
Displacement: 9.48 L (578.51 cu in)
Dry weight: 201.6 kg (444 lb)

Components

Valvetrain: SOHC
Reduction gear: Direct drive, left-hand tractor

Performance

Power output: 75 kW (100 hp)
Specific fuel consumption: .53 lb/(hp·h)
Oil consumption: .033 lb/(hp·h)

^[2]^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Angle, Glenn; Dale (1921). Airplane Engine Encyclopedia. Otterbein Press. pp. 339. mercedes e6f.
^ Miller, James F. (2013). Albatros D.I-D.II. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1780966014.

Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 98.

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