The Benz Bz.III was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline engine developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1914. Developing 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,400 rpm from 14.3 L (875 cu in),Smith 1981, p.53. it powered many German military aircraft during World War I. It was replaced in production by the unrelated Benz Bz.IIIa. and eventually the V-8 Benz Bz.IIIb. The Benz Bz.III was built under licence in Sweden by AB Thulinverken, known as the Thulin E.

Applications

AEG C.I AEG C.II AEG C.III AEG C.IV AEG G.II AGO C.I Albatros C.I Albatros C.II Albatros C.III Albatros D.I Albatros W.3 Albatros G.II Aviatik C.I DFW B.I DFW C.I DFW C.II DFW C.III Friedrichshafen FF.33 Friedrichshafen FF.41 Friedrichshafen G.I Gotha G.I Halberstadt D.IV Hansa-Brandenburg KDW Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Lübeck-Travemünde F.2 Rumpler C.I Rumpler G.I Sablatnig SF-5 Sablatnig SF-8 Siemens-Schuckert R.I

Specifications

See also

References

Bibliography

Kyrill von Gersdorff, Kurt Grasmann. Flugmotoren und Strahltriebwerke, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1981, Smith, Herschel. Aircraft Piston Engines. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981. .

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