BMW 803

BMW 803
BMW 803 on display at the Deutsches Museum
Type Radial engine
National origin Germany
Manufacturer BMW
Developed from BMW 801

The BMW 803 was a German aircraft engine, an attempt by BMW to build a high-output aircraft engine by coupling two BMW 801 engines back-to-back, driving contra-rotating propellers. The result was a 28-cylinder, four-row radial engine, each comprising a multiple-bank in-line engine with two cylinders in each bank, which, due to cooling concerns, were liquid cooled.

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