DB 605A

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The DB 605A was a major production variant of the Daimler-Benz DB 605 aircraft engine, widely used to power front-line German fighter aircraft such as later models of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 during World War II.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
DB 605A canonical 2
DB 605AS 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine variant
piston aircraft engine
applicationType single-engine fighters
bore 154 mm
compressionRatio 7.5:1
configuration inverted V-12
coolant water-glycol mixture
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin Germany
crankshaftConfiguration one-piece forged steel crankshaft
cycle four-stroke
cylinderBlockMaterial cast aluminum alloy
cylinderHeadMaterial aluminum alloy
cylinders 12
designedForRole fighter aircraft powerplant
displacement 35.7 L
era 1940s
familyRole major production variant of DB 605
fuelSystem direct fuel injection
fuelType aviation gasoline
ignitionSystem dual ignition
manufacturer Daimler-Benz
linked to: Daimler AG
notableFeature direct fuel injection enabling negative-g maneuvers
high-altitude performance for its time
notableUser Luftwaffe
orientation inverted engine
partOfFamily Daimler-Benz DB 605
predecessor DB 601E
productionPeriod early 1940s
ratedPower about 1310 PS at altitude
stroke 160 mm
successor DB 605AS
linked to: DB 605A

DB 605D
supercharger single-stage supercharger
takeoffPower about 1455 hp
about 1475 PS
usedBy Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
Nazi Germany
Regia Aeronautica
usedInAircraft Fiat G.55 Centauro
linked to: Fiat G.55

Macchi C.205 Veltro
Messerschmitt Bf 109G
Messerschmitt Bf 109K
Messerschmitt Bf 110G
usedInWar World War II
valvetrain four valves per cylinder

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

Daimler-Benz DB 605 notableVariant DB 605AS
linked to: DB 605A
DB 605A successor DB 605AS
linked to: DB 605A
DB 605D predecessor DB 605A