The Benz Bz.IIIb was an eight-cylinder,
water-cooled
Cooling tower and water discharge of a nuclear power plant
Water cooling is a method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment. Evaporative cooling using water is often more efficient than air cooling. Water is inexpensive and no ...
, V-engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in
1918
The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people wor ...
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Design and development
Inspired by the
Hispano-Suiza 8
The Hispano-Suiza 8 is a Internal combustion engine cooling, water-cooled V8 engine, V8 SOHC aero engine introduced by Hispano-Suiza in 1914 that went on to become the most commonly used liquid-cooled engine in the aircraft of the Entente Powers ...
, some of which were captured and tested, the Benz Bz.IIIb was a fairly large engine, but its performance was disappointing. Despite not being accepted for service use a number of late
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
prototype German aircraft used the Bz.IIIb, the Benz IIIbo and the geared Benz IIIbm. The latter suffered vibration problems.
[Green & Swanborough (1994) p.339]
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AEG DJ.I
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AEG PE
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Albatros D.X
The Albatros D.X was a German prototype single-seat fighter biplane developed in 1918 in parallel with the Albatros D.IXme
Design and development
The D.X used the same slab-sided and flat-bottomed fuselage as the D.IX, which was a departure fro ...
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Albatros Dr.II
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Albatros W.8
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Aviatik D.III
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Aviatik D.IV
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Aviatik D.V
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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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LFG Roland D.VIII
Specifications (Benz Bz.IIIb)
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1910s aircraft piston engines