DB 605D

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The DB 605D was an improved, high-altitude optimized variant of the Daimler-Benz DB 605 aircraft engine used in late-war German fighters such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
DB 605D canonical 2
DB 605DB 2
DB 605DC 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine ⓘ
piston aircraft engine ⓘ
aircraftEngineLayout inline engine ⓘ
applicationRole fighter aircraft engine ⓘ
category World War II German aircraft engine ⓘ
configuration inverted V-12 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
coolant water-glycol mixture ⓘ
coolingSystem liquid-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crankshaftConfiguration single crankshaft ⓘ
cylinderCount 12 ⓘ
designBureau Daimler-Benz aircraft engine division ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude performance in Bf 109 fighters ⓘ
era late World War II ⓘ
family Daimler-Benz DB 600 series ⓘ
linked to: Daimler-Benz DB 600
feature high-altitude optimization ⓘ
improved supercharger for high altitude ⓘ
injection carburetion (fuel injection) ⓘ
fuelDelivery mechanical fuel injection ⓘ
fuelSystem direct fuel injection ⓘ
fuelType aviation gasoline ⓘ
historicalSignificance key powerplant for late-war Bf 109 variants ⓘ
ignitionSystem dual ignition ⓘ
manufacturer Daimler-Benz ⓘ
linked to: DaimlerChrysler
mountingPosition nose-mounted inline engine ⓘ
notableFeature optimized boost characteristics at altitude ⓘ
operator Luftwaffe ⓘ
powerType liquid-cooled piston engine ⓘ
predecessor DB 605A ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod mid-1940s ⓘ
successor DB 605DB ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D

DB 605DC ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D
supercharger mechanically driven single-stage supercharger ⓘ
usedBy Nazi Germany ⓘ
usedIn Messerschmitt Bf 109 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Bf 109G ⓘ
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Bf 109K ⓘ
Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 ⓘ
late-war variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 ⓘ
usedInRole air superiority fighter ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
valvetrain single overhead camshaft per bank ⓘ
variantOf Daimler-Benz DB 605 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Daimler-Benz DB 605 → notableVariant → DB 605DB ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D
Daimler-Benz DB 605 → notableVariant → DB 605DC ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D
DB 605A → successor → DB 605D ⓘ
DB 605D → successor → DB 605DB ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D
DB 605D → successor → DB 605DC ⓘ
linked to: DB 605D