DB 605D

E294997

The DB 605D was an improved, high-altitude optimized variant of the Daimler-Benz DB 605 aircraft engine used in late-war German fighters such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
DB 605D canonical 2
DB 605DB 2
DB 605DC 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft engine
piston aircraft engine
aircraftEngineLayout inline engine
applicationRole fighter aircraft engine
category World War II German aircraft engine
configuration inverted V-12
conflict World War II
coolant water-glycol mixture
coolingSystem liquid-cooled
countryOfOrigin Germany
crankshaftConfiguration single crankshaft
cylinderCount 12
designBureau Daimler-Benz Aerospace
surface form: Daimler-Benz aircraft engine division
designedFor high-altitude performance in Bf 109 fighters
era late World War II
family Daimler-Benz DB 600
surface form: Daimler-Benz DB 600 series
feature high-altitude optimization
improved supercharger for high altitude
injection carburetion (fuel injection)
fuelDelivery mechanical fuel injection
fuelSystem direct fuel injection
fuelType aviation gasoline
historicalSignificance key powerplant for late-war Bf 109 variants
ignitionSystem dual ignition
manufacturer DaimlerChrysler
surface form: Daimler-Benz
mountingPosition nose-mounted inline engine
notableFeature optimized boost characteristics at altitude
operator Luftwaffe
powerType liquid-cooled piston engine
predecessor DB 605A
serviceEntryPeriod mid-1940s
successor DB 605D self-linksurface differs
surface form: DB 605DB

DB 605D self-linksurface differs
surface form: DB 605DC
supercharger mechanically driven single-stage supercharger
usedBy Nazi Germany
usedIn Messerschmitt Bf 109
Messerschmitt Bf 109
surface form: Messerschmitt Bf 109G

Messerschmitt Bf 109
surface form: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10

Messerschmitt Bf 109
surface form: Messerschmitt Bf 109K

Messerschmitt Bf 109
surface form: Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4

late-war variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 109
usedInRole air superiority fighter
interceptor
valvetrain single overhead camshaft per bank
variantOf Daimler-Benz DB 605

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Daimler-Benz DB 605 notableVariant DB 605D
this entity surface form: DB 605DB
Daimler-Benz DB 605 notableVariant DB 605D
this entity surface form: DB 605DC
DB 605A successor DB 605D
DB 605D successor DB 605D self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DB 605DB
DB 605D successor DB 605D self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DB 605DC