Author Topic: [trivia] DB610 ... (Read 442 times)

straffo · « **on:** August 01, 2002, 02:00:29 AM »

Can seomeone point me a plane having used this engine ?

I know only one and the answer is ... surprising

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2002, 02:03:07 AM »

Hmmm whats the trick here?

He177....

senna · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2002, 02:04:06 AM »

Heinkel He177A-5 Greif

Engines:
2 x 2,950 hp (2200 kW) Daimler-Benz DB 610A/B engines, each comprising of two 12-cylinder inverted Vee DB 605 engines close-coupled to one propeller

See link on Axis heavy bomber.

Staga · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2002, 02:45:40 AM »

Few Ju-288 and FW-191 prototypes did also use DB606 or DB610 engines.

straffo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2002, 02:59:16 AM »

I'll post later a french post war abomination using this engine

make me so sick I spent my whole night vomiting

LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2002, 05:42:07 AM »

Now. which aircraft then used the DB613? (coupled pairs of DB603's). Emergency power at 3,180 HP. (or maybe even 3,800!)
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