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Repository for data pertaining to aero engines manufactured by the Bayrische Motoren Werke

Derived from the Pratt and Whitney Hornet.

Type: Nine-cylinder single-row supercharged air-cooled radial engine
Bore: 155.6 mm
Stroke: 161.9 mm
Displacement: 27.7 litres
Length: 1,411 mm
Diameter: 1,380 mm
Dry weight: 525 kg

Valvetrain: Two overhead valves per cylinder
Supercharger: Single-speed centrifugal type supercharger
Fuel system: Hobson carburetor
Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
Cooling system: Air-cooled
Reduction gear: Farman epicyclic gearing, 1.61:1

Power output: 838 hp for takeoff, 819 hp at 2,290 rpm at 2,900 m (BMW 132Dc)

Variants:

132A: 715 hp
132Dc: 838 hp
132De: 868 hp
132J: 947 hp
132N: 853 hp

Type: Fourteen-cylinder supercharged two-row air-cooled radial engine
Bore: 156 mm
Stroke: 156 mm
Displacement: 41.8 litres
Length: 2,006 mm
Diameter: 1,290 mm
Dry weight: 1,012 kg

Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
Supercharger: Gear-driven single-stage two-speed
Fuel system: Fuel injection
Fuel type: 87 octane rating gasoline
Cooling system: Air-cooled

Power output: 1,600 hp for takeoff, 1,318 hp at 2,290 rpm at 4,600 m (BMW 801C)

Variants include:

BMW 801D: 1,700 hp for takeoff, 1,440 hp at 2,700 rpm at 5,700 m (96 octane fuel)
BMW 801E: 2,000 hp for takeoff, 1,700 hp at 2,700 rpm at 5,700 m (96 octane fuel)
BMW 801T: 2,270 hp for takeoff, 1,810 hp at 2,700 rpm at 5,700 m (96 octane fuel with methanol boost)

Type: Eighteen-cylinder supercharged two-row radial engine
Bore: 156 mm
Stroke: 156 mm
Displacement: 43.7 litres

Valvetrain: One intake and one sodium-cooled exhaust valve per cylinder
Supercharger: Gear-driven single-stage three-speed
Fuel system: Fuel injection
Fuel type: 96 octane rating gasoline
Cooling system: Air-cooled

Power output: 2,560 hp for takeoff, 1,575 hp at 2,700 rpm at 11,800 m