Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H. (Friedrichshafen a/Bodensee, Germany)
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, 6 cylinders, In-line, Water-cooled
- Power rating: 104 kw (140hp) at 1,050 rpm
- Displacement: 20.5 L (1,251 cu. in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 160 mm (6.3in) x 170 mm (6.69 in)
- Weight: 449 kg (990 lb)
- Summary
- Although possibly better known by its later luxury automobiles, Maybach Motorenbau G.m.b.H. of Friedrichshafen, German was originally the engine building subsidiary of the German Zeppelin Company (Luftschiffbau Zeppelin G.m.b.H.).
- Built between 1909 and 1913 specifically for airships, this engine is believed to be a Maybach Model AZ. Engines like it powered airships built by Zeppelin, Schutte-Lanz, Parseval, and Gross. This engine was modified in the 1920s to adapt it to marine use.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Family of A. Norman Gallagher.
- Circa 1909-1913
- Inventory Number
- A19791399000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminum, Rubber, Copper, Phenolic, Paint, Preservative coating, Glass, Ceramic
- Dimensions
- Other: 51 x 72 x 34in. (129.5 x 182.9 x 86.4cm)
- Overall (On stand): 652.3kg (1438lb.)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19791399000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv966c07b0a-ea28-4fae-a302-68d5ec8bdb68
