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Argus Motoren Argus Motoren was a German manufacturing firm known for their series of small inverted-V engines and the Argus As 014 pulsejet for the V-1 flying bomb. Bayerische Motorenwerke (BMW) With German rearmament in the 1930s, BMW again began producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. Among its successful World War II engine designs were the BMW 132 and BMW 801 air-cooled radial engines, and the pioneering BMW 003 axial-flow turbojet, which powered the tiny Heinkel He 162. Daimler-Benz Daimler-Benz is best known for its Mercedes-Benz automobile brand, during World War II, it also created a notable series of aircraft, tank, and submarine engines. Daimler also produced parts for German arms, most notably barrels for the Mauser rifle. Heinkel-Hirth In 1938, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium ("Reich aviation ministry") nationalised Hirth Motoren, and in 1941 it was merged with Heinkel to make Heinkel-Hirth. Junkers Motoren Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke AG or more commonly Junkers, was a major German aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer. It produced some of the world's most innovative and best-known airplanes over the course of its fifty-plus year history in Dessau, Germany. |
