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The BMW 114 was a nine-cylinder air-cooled
radial engine The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is ca ...
intended for military aircraft use. Developed in 1935 from the
BMW 132 The BMW 132 was a nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine produced by BMW starting in 1933. Design and development BMW took over a license for manufacturing air-cooled radial engines from Pratt & Whitney on 3 January 1928. The nine-cylinder model ...
, with which it could be interchanged, work did not progress beyond experimental
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engines. Gunston 1989, p.25.


Specifications (BMW 114)


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Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill. ''World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines''. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. * Fred Jakobs, Robert Kröschel and Christian Pierer. "BMW Aero Engines". BMW Group Classic, 2009


External links


BMW 114 at BMW Group archives
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