Daimler-Benz DB 602
The Daimler-Benz DB 602 (Daimler-Benz LOF.6) was a German diesel cycle aero engine designed and built in the early 1930s. It was a liquid-cooled upright V16, and powered the two Hindenburg-class airships. It has roughly the same displacement and weight of the Beardmore Tornado, which was used in the ill-fated R101, but has almost twice the power of the Tornado, showing Daimler-Benz’s superior knowledge regarding diesel engine construction.
Country: Germany
Year: 1933
Displacement: 88.5 L (5,400.6 cu in)
Length: 1,722 mm (67.8 in)
Width: 739 mm (29.1 in)
Height: 1,027 mm (40.4 in)
Fuel system: direct fuel injection
Fuel type: Diesel
Oil system: pressure feed with scavenge
Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Power: 1,000 PS (986 HP; 735 kW)
Compression ratio: 16:1
Weight: 1,976 kg (4,356 lb)
