Maybach MB IVa, In-line 6 Engine
date: label: Date
content: Circa 1916
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H. (Friedrichshafen a/Bodensee, Germany)
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Type: Reciprocating, 6 cylinders, in-line, air cooled
label: Physical Description
content: Power rating: 225 kW (302 hp) at 1,700 rpm
label: Physical Description
content: Displacement: 23.1 L (1,411.62 cu in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Bore and Stroke: 165 mm (6.5 in.) x 180 mm (7.09 in.)
label: Physical Description
content: Weight: 417.8 kg (921 lb)
label: Summary
content: Originally the engine building subsidiary of the German Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H.), Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H. of Friedrichshafen possibly became better known by its later luxury automobiles. Maybach began manufacturing engines in 1909, following a characteristic German six-cylinder, water cooled, vertical design. These powered the World War I Zeppelin, Schutte-Lanz, and Parseval airships or airplanes such as the Rumpler C4 and C5.
label: Summary
content: Development of the Maybach Model Mb Iv began in 1916. It had a high compression ratio for high-altitude flying, and powered such aircraft as the Rumple Ru C VI and C VII long-distance reconnaissance airplanes. The Treaty of Versailles curtailed the company’s activities following the war.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: Germany
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transferred from the U.S. Navy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19710882000
objectType: label: Type
content: PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Steel, Aluminum, Paint, Copper, Rubber, Wood, Ceramic, Adhesive, Textile
label: Dimensions
content: Length 154.9 cm (61 in.), Width 48.3 cm (19 in.), Height 105.4 cm (41.5 in.) (Approximate)