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Specifications - DB 601Aa
Developed: 1930s
Type: Twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled supercharged 60° inverted Vee aircraft piston engine
Produced: 1937-1943.
Number Built: ~19,000
Dimensions:
Bore: 150 mm (5.91 in)
Stroke: 160 mm (6.30 in)
Displacement: 33.93 L (2,070.5 in³)
Length: 1,722 mm (68 in)
Dry weight: 590 kg (1,320 lb)
Components:
Valvetrain: Two intake and two sodium-cooled exhaust valves per cylinder actuated via a single overhead camshaft per cylinder block.
Supercharger:
Gear-driven single-speed centrifugal type supercharger (later, hydraulic-driven)
Fuel system: Direct fuel injection
Oil system: Dry sump with one pressure and two scavenge pumps
Cooling system: Liquid-cooled
Power output:
– 1,159 hp at 2,500 rpm for takeoff
– 1,050 hp at 2,400 rpm at 3,700 m (12,140 ft)
Specific power: 25.52 kW/l (0.56 hp/in³)
Compression ratio: 6.9:1
Specific fuel consumption: 270 g/(kW·h) (0.44 lb/(hp·h))
Power-to-weight ratio: 1.47 kW/kg (0.89 hp/lb)
Sources:
Wikipedia
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