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BMW VI
BMW VI at the Technik-Museum Berlin
Type
V engine
Manufacturer
BMW
First run
1926
Major applications
Heinkel He 51 Kawasaki Ki-10
Developed from
BMW IV
Developed into
BMW VII Mikulin M-17
The BMW VI was a water-cooled V-12 aircraft engine built in Germany in the 1920s. It was one of the most important German aero engines in the years leading up to World War II, with thousands built. It was further developed as the BMW VII and BMW IX, although these saw considerably less use. It was also produced in the Soviet Union as the M-17 and Japan as the Kawasaki Ha-9.
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