Blohm Voss
The BMW 801 Aircraft Engine circa WWII?
You guys were such a great help in identifying the Blohm & Voss BV 141 plane for my dad, maybe you can do it again with this question.
We know that the aircraft was powered by the BMW 801 aircraft engine. We also know that when the 801-D was introduced, it used a fuel that was a 50/50 mix of methanol and water that was known as MW50. However, all we find on the A, B and C series tells us that they were "Radial" engines. Nothing tells us what fuel they were powered by.
What my dad wants to know is: Was the BMW 801 aircraft engine (any version or series) a diesel engine? If it was, what versions or series specifically were diesel (excluding the D series, of course, which we already know wasn't diesel)?
As before, thank you to all who take the time to read my question and offer up any answers.
I have to say that the BV 141 was actually powered by the BMW 132 9 cylinder single Line radial.
The BMW 801 was a 14 cylinder two line radial.
MW50 was not the basic fuel. All these engines ran on petrol. For a short period of time they could be boosted by MW50 injection to gain a huge increase in power.
You could not run the engine for any length of time as it would overheat and/or break.
The only diesel engines fitted to combat WW2 aircraft were the Jumo 205 series fitted to JU86 reconnaissance bombers.
Ray
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