Basse und Selve (BuS) were German manufacturers of engines for

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s, supplying engines for ''Selve'' cars built at the Selve Automobilwerke AG, but also various other manufacturers of automobiles and commercial vehicles, such as Beckmann,

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factory was founded in 1908 by Gustav Selve, employing 2,000 workers, with Dr. Walther von Selve taking over the firm on the death of Gustav Selve, his father. Basse und Selve aero-engines did not make a big impact on the aviation industry in Germany, but did find limited use, particularly in several large aircraft. The largest and most powerful fighter fitted with a Basse & Selve engine was the Hansa-Brandenburg W.34, a single prototype of which was completed before hostilities ceased in 1918. Several large ''Riesenflugzeuge'' were also fitted with Basse & Selve engines, but they were generally replaced with Mercedes or

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alternatives as soon as possible. Basse & Selve continued to build engines until closing its doors in 1932, two years before the closure of its sister company, Selve Automobilwerke AG, which closed in 1934.

Aero-engines

Basse und Selve is known to have produced the following engines for aircraft and/or airships: * BuS.III * BuS.IV * BuS.IVa

Applications

; Hansa-Brandenburg W.34 :BuS.IVa ; AGO S.I : 1 x 150 hp BuS.III (1918) ; Rumpler C.I : 1 x 260 hp BuS.IV (1918) ; Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII : 6 x 300 hp BuS.IVa (1918) ; Rumpler C.IV :1 x BuS.IVa ; Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI :4 x 300 hp BuS.IVa, R.52/16 only, later replaced by four 245hp Maybach Mb.IVa engines

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* :de:Selve-Brunnen
a photo of a sectioned BuS.IV
{{Authority control Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Germany Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of Germany Manufacturing companies established in 1908 German brands Car manufacturers of Germany Companies of Prussia 1908 establishments in Germany Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1934 1934 disestablishments in Germany

Aero-engines

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