Benz & Cie. built aeroengines for the Prussian Ministry of War

Date:
June 1914
Description:
The Prussian war ministry commissions Benz & Cie. to supply aeroengines, since production capacity at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft does not suffice to provide the required number of units. By 1915 Benz manufactures more than 3,000 units of its first six-cylinder engines alone, the Bz II with 115 hp / 85 kW and the Bz III with 150 hp / 110 kW.

The Benz FF Bz III aeroengine developed from the Imperial Prize FX aeroengine, 1914

Benz Bz II aeroengine, 100 hp, 6 cyl., 1913 -1918

BenzFF Bz III aeroengine 85/100/150 hp, 1913 - 1918