| Immediately
after being established in 1916, BMW designed a six cylinder,
inline, water cooled piston engine, the BMW I. With slight
variations this became the BMW II and the BMW III. The
BMW III was the definitive BWM engine of World War I.
The BMW III was designed with high compression
(6.4). The engine would have blown up at full power at sea
level so the throttle was designed to open progressively as altitude
was gained. |
|
 | 6-cylinder, inline, piston engine |
| water-cooled |
| Displacement: 1,164 cubic inches (19.1 liter) |
| Bore x stroke: 150 x 180 mm |
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