The Benz Bz.III was a six-cylinder,
water-cooled,
inline engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in
1914
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. Developing 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,400 rpm from 14.3 L (875 cu in),
[Smith 1981, p.53.] it powered many German military aircraft during
World War I. It was replaced in production by the unrelated
Benz Bz.IIIa
Benz, an old Germanic clan name dating to the fifth century (related to "bear", "war banner", "gau", or a "land by a waterway") also used in German () as an alternative for names such as Berthold, Bernhard, or Benedict, may refer to:
People Su ...
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and eventually the V-8
Benz Bz.IIIb
The Benz Bz.IIIb was an eight-cylinder, water cooling, water-cooled, V-engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1918 in aviation, 1918.
Design and development
Inspired by the Hispano-Suiza 8, some of which were captured and tested, the ...
. The Benz Bz.III was built under licence in
Sweden
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by
AB Thulinverken, known as the Thulin E.
Applications
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AEG C.I
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AEG C.II
The AEG C.II was a German two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft produced in small numbers from October 1915. It was a slightly smaller version of the C.I with better performance, redesigned cockpit for both pilot and observer/bombardier, new r ...
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AEG C.III
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AEG C.IV
The AEG C.IV was a German two-seat biplane reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1916.
Design and development
The C.IV was based on the AEG C.II, but featured a larger wingspan and an additional forward-firing Spandau-type 7.92 mm ...
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AEG G.II
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Albatros C.I
The Albatros C.I, (post-war company designations L.6 & L.7), was the first of the successful C-series of two-seat general-purpose biplanes built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke during World War I. Based on the unarmed Albatros B.II, the C.I reversed ...
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Albatros C.II
The Albatros C.II was a 1916 Germany, German military Pusher configuration, pusher biplane designed and built by . Only one prototype was built and the type did not enter production.
Design
The C.II used the wings and landing gear of the earlier ...
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Albatros C.III
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Albatros D.I
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Albatros W.3
The Albatros W.3, company designation VT, was a biplane torpedo bomber floatplane prototype, built for the Imperial German Navy during the First World War. Only one was built.
Design and development
The W.3 was designed from the outset as a ...
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Albatros G.II
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Friedrichshafen FF.33
Friedrichshafen FF.33 was a German single-engined reconnaissance three-bay wing structure biplane, using twin floats, designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1914 for the ''Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' aviation forces of the ''Kaiserliche Mari ...
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Friedrichshafen FF.41
The Friedrichshafen FF.41a was a large, Germany, German-built, three-seat, twin-engine floatplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.
The aircraft was mainly used as a reconnaissance aircraft, but also as a b ...
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Friedrichshafen G.I __NOTOC__
The Friedrichshafen G.I (factory designation FF.36 or FF.30) was a prototype heavy bomber aircraft that was built in Germany by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1915. It was Karl Gehlen's first design for the company, and although it was ...
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Gotha G.I
The Gotha G.I was a heavy bomber used by the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' (Imperial German Air Service) during World War I.
Design and development
In mid-1914, Oskar Ursinus, the founder and editor of the German flying magazine ''Flugsport'', began des ...
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Hansa-Brandenburg KDW
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Hansa-Brandenburg W.12
The Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 was a German biplane fighter floatplane of World War I. It was a development of Ernst Heinkel's previous KDW, adding a rear cockpit for an observer/gunner, and had an unusual inverted tailfin/rudder (which instead o ...
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Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
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LFG Roland D.VII
The Luft-Fahrzeug-Gesellschaft (LFG) Roland D.VII was a German single seat, single engine biplane fighter aircraft built during World War I. Problems with its underdeveloped V-8 engine prevented its production.
Design and development
The D.VII ...
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Riesenflugzeug – Germany's giant aircraft of WWI
Specifications
See also
References
Bibliography
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* Kyrill von Gersdorff, Kurt Grasmann. ''Flugmotoren und Strahltriebwerke'', Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1981,
* Smith, Herschel. ''Aircraft Piston Engines''. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. .
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