Maybach Mb.IV

Mb.IV
Maybach HS Lu on display at the Polish Aviation Museum
Typewater-cooled straight-six piston engine
National originGermany
ManufacturerMaybach

The Maybach Mb.IV, originally designated Maybach HS, (only related to the Mb IVa by layout and size), was a straight-six piston engine of 200–240 hp (150–180 kW) output, originally developed for use in airships. It was also used for large aircraft such as the Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I seaplane.

Variants of the original HS engine included the Maybach HS D, Maybach HS K and Maybach HS Lu. The latter engine was used in the Zeppelin-type and Schütte-Lanz Type E airships.

Variants

Maybach HS
Company designation
Maybach HS D
A variant of the HS
Maybach HS K
Another variant of the HS
Maybach HS Lu
A high compression high altitude rated variant
Mb.IV
The Idflieg designation for production HS engines

Applications

Specifications (Mb.IV)

Data from German & Austro-Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI, Volume 3

General characteristics

Components

Performance

References

  1. ↑ Düsing, p. 28

Bibliography