The Maybach Mb.IV, originally designated Maybach HS, (only related to the Mb IVa by layout and size), was a six cylinder in-line piston engine of output, originally developed for use in airships. It was also used for large aircraft such as the
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I
The Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I (also known as the Dornier Rs.I) was a large three-engined biplane flying boat designed by Claudius Dornier and built during 1914–15 on the German side of Lake Constance. It was destroyed in a storm.
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giant seaplane.
Variants of the original HS engine included the Maybach HS D and Maybach HS Lu
Variants
;Maybach HS:Company designation
;Maybach HS D: A variant of the HS
;Maybach HS Lu: A high compression high altitude rated variant.
;Mb.IV: The Idflieg designation for production HS engines.
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Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I
The Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I (also known as the Dornier Rs.I) was a large three-engined biplane flying boat designed by Claudius Dornier and built during 1914–15 on the German side of Lake Constance. It was destroyed in a storm.
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Zeppelin-Staaken V.G.O I & II (1915)
[Haddow, G.W. & Grosz, Peter M. ''The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914–1919''. London. Putnam. (1962, 3rd ed. 1988).]
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LVG G.III
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Siemens-Schuckert L.I
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Aero A.24
The Aero A.24 was a twin-engined biplane bomber aircraft of the 1920s. Flight tests showed it to be severely underpowered, making it useless as a combat aircraft. Only a single prototype was built.
Aero proposed a variant designated the A.27 t ...
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Heinkel HE 1
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Airship engines
Maybach engines
1910s aircraft piston engines
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