47.000 ccm3 engine

[theh4x0r1337]

bmw's 20s airplane engine
fuel economy 70 liter per 100 km (less than bugatti)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5eDq2PWF1E

[UncleManuel]

Yeah, Brutus!
It's the creation from hell of the Technik Museum Sinsheim (Germany) around the BMW V12 engine that powered f.e. the famous Dornier Do J II Wal or the Heinkel He-111. The numbers:

Name: BMW Flugmotor VI
Production cycle: 1926 - 1937
Type: V12 60° | 2 Valves per cylinder | upright shaft | overhead camshaft
Displacement: 46.92 litres
Horsepower: continous 585 hp @1350 rpm | short high power 750 hp @1700 rpm
Torque: 2600 nm
Ignition: 2 sparkplugs per cylinder, Bosch double magneto

http://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/de/brutus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_VI



Let's not forget that Jeremy Clarkson also had the "pleasure" of driving it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJn7LHE83cc


And it's not a good idea to run Brutus on a grass field - because flames...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i6sPBxN1fM


Experimentalfahrzeug BRUTUS by Technik Museum Sinsheim und Speyer, auf Flickr

Experimentalfahrzeug BRUTUS by Technik Museum Sinsheim und Speyer, auf Flickr

Experimentalfahrzeug BRUTUS by Technik Museum Sinsheim und Speyer, auf Flickr

Experimentalfahrzeug BRUTUS by Technik Museum Sinsheim und Speyer, auf Flickr