The BMW 117 was a piston
aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbin ...
developed by
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
in the 1930s. Development work stopped in 1937. The BMW 117 engine was initially known as the BMW XV.
Specifications (BMW 117)
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BMW aircraft engines
1930s aircraft piston engines