BMW 803 | |
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BMW 803 on display at the Deutsches Museum | |
Type | Radial engine |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | BMW |
Developed from | BMW 801 |
The BMW 803 was a German aircraft engine, an attempt by BMW to build a high-output aircraft engine by coupling two BMW 801 engines back-to-back, driving contra-rotating propellers. The result was a 28-cylinder, four-row radial engine, each comprising a multiple-bank in-line engine with two cylinders in each bank, which, due to cooling concerns, were liquid cooled.