Daimler-Benz DB 600

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The Daimler-Benz DB 600 was a German liquid-cooled V12 aircraft engine of the 1930s that formed the basis for the more advanced DB 601 used in many Luftwaffe fighters during World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Daimler-Benz DB 600 canonical 2
Daimler-Benz DB 600 series 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf V12 engine ⓘ
aircraft engine ⓘ
application military aircraft ⓘ
bore 150 mm ⓘ
compressionRatio approximately 6.9:1 ⓘ
configuration V12 ⓘ
connectingRodArrangement fork-and-blade connecting rods ⓘ
coolant water-glycol mixture ⓘ
coolingSystem liquid-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crankshaftType one-piece forged steel crankshaft ⓘ
cylinderArrangement inverted V ⓘ
cylinderCount 12 ⓘ
designGoal compact installation in streamlined airframes ⓘ
high power-to-weight ratio ⓘ
developedInto Daimler-Benz DB 601 ⓘ
Daimler-Benz DB 605 ⓘ
displacement 33.9 L ⓘ
era 1930s ⓘ
family Daimler-Benz DB 600 series ⓘ
linked to: Daimler-Benz DB 600
firstRun mid-1930s ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted ⓘ
fuelType aviation gasoline ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundation for later high-performance German fighter engines ⓘ
ignitionSystem dual magneto ignition ⓘ
manufacturer Daimler-Benz ⓘ
linked to: Daimler AG
notableFeature basis for fuel-injected DB 601 ⓘ
inverted V layout for improved pilot visibility ⓘ
powerOutput approximately 950 hp ⓘ
productionPeriod late 1930s ⓘ
replacedBy Daimler-Benz DB 601 in front-line service ⓘ
role powerplant for German aircraft ⓘ
service pre–World War II German aircraft ⓘ
stroke 160 mm ⓘ
successor Daimler-Benz DB 601 ⓘ
supercharger single-stage supercharger ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
usedDuring World War II (early period) ⓘ
linked to: Phoney War
usedInAircraft Dornier Do 17 (some variants) ⓘ
linked to: Dornier Do 17

Heinkel He 111 (early variants) ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 111

Junkers Ju 86 (some variants) ⓘ
linked to: Junkers Ju 86

Messerschmitt Bf 109 prototypes ⓘ
valvetrain four valves per cylinder ⓘ
overhead camshafts ⓘ
weightClass liquid-cooled inline engine ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daimler-Benz DB 601 → developedFrom → Daimler-Benz DB 600 ⓘ
Daimler-Benz DB 600 → family → Daimler-Benz DB 600 series ⓘ
linked to: Daimler-Benz DB 600
DB 601A → precededBy → Daimler-Benz DB 600 ⓘ
DB 605D → family → Daimler-Benz DB 600 series ⓘ
linked to: Daimler-Benz DB 600