Does BMW still make aircraft engines?

It can be said that BMW is still making aircraft engines! However, the aircraft engine is now produced by BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH, a joint venture established in July 1990 between BMW AG in Germany and Rolls-Royce in the UK, referred to as BMW RR.

The former holds the shares, and the latter holds the shares.

Correct, but also reproduced. At the beginning of the last century, it was made of aircraft engines. Notice that the BMW logo is not? Blue represents the blue sky and white represents the propeller.

Over the past 80 years, it has grown from a humble aircraft engine manufacturer to a conglomerate dominated by luxury sedans and producing world-renowned aircraft engines, off-road vehicles and motorcycles, ranking among the top 20 automotive companies in the world.

BMW's predecessor was an aircraft factory, founded on March 7, 1916, originally known for the manufacture of streamlined biplane reconnaissance aircraft, the name of this company is BFW (Bayerische Flugzeug-Worke), "Bavarian Aircraft Factory", the company's founder is named Gustan Otto (Gustan Otto), whose father is the inventor of the famous four-stroke internal combustion engine.

Kyrgyzstan's high achievements in aviation led him to build cars with great ambitions, and his decision to write a glorious page in the history of automobiles, that is, the German BMW car factory, which is loved by thousands of car fans today. Complete!

The history of BMW began in 1916 as an aircraft engine manufacturer, in 1917 as a limited liability company, and in 1918 it changed its name to Bavaria.

Engine Manufacturing Joint Stock Company and listed on the stock market. In the start-up stage, the company mainly focuses on the development and production of aircraft engines. Bmw.

The name is again Bavarian Engine. In 1923, the first BMW motorcycle was introduced. Five years later, in 1928, BMW acquired the Eisenach Automobile Plant.

And began to produce cars. Since then, BMW has brought to market many masterpieces from the history of automotive manufacturing.

It was supposed to be 1937 when the manufacture of luxury cars began.

BMW started producing aircraft engines, founded BMW Aircraft AG in 1916, officially changed its name to BMW Automobiles AG in August 1918, BMW's logo blue sky and white aircraft propellers also show that BMW has a relationship with airplanes!

BMW is one of the three major luxury brands in Germany, BMW's car series has several series such as I, X, Z, etc., as well as the M series (BMW's official high-performance modification department) that is improved on the basis of each series, BMW was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Like Mercedes-Benz Motors, BMW Motors pursues high quality, high performance and high technology for automobiles, and the production of automobiles is not high, but it enjoys almost the same reputation as Mercedes-Benz cars in the world's automobile industry and users, and BMW's acceleration and high-speed performance are among the best in the world's automotive industry.

In 1923, the first BMW motorcycle, the R32, made its debut at the Paris Motor Show, and its innovative technology caused a sensation in the world. The bike was the brainchild of BMW Chief Designer Max Friz, a genius who drafted the R32 design in an incredible five weeks and completed all the details in 1923, helping BMW get out of that difficult situation. In June 932, BMW unveiled another new achievement:

Wolfgang von Gronau pilots a Dornier"whale"The airship completed a round-the-world flight with a total range of 44,800 kilometers and a total of 26 flight segments. The airship is equipped with two 12-cylinder engines of the BMW VIIA type, each with 600 hp, and has a flight speed of 180 km/h and a maximum altitude of 3,500 meters.

At that time, more than 7,000 engines were produced in Munich alone, and they were also licensed for production abroad. Following the success of the Type IIIA high-altitude engine, the Munich company has once again been recognized for its extraordinary achievements. At the end of the twenties, the opportunity for BMW to enter the automotive market arose.

The Eisenach Automobile Plant, founded by Heinrich Ehrhardt, was a success in the large automotive market, and the car was originally called Wartburg and later changed its name after 1904"dixi", but the recession of the twenties caused it to lose its market. In 1927, the name Dixi was used for the Austin Seven small car, developed in England and produced in Germany, but it was too late to save the fortunes of Eisenach.

In 1928, BMW acquired the plant, which was the beginning of BMW's brilliant success in the automotive industry. At the same time, BMW also entered the world of motorsport, winning comfortably in 1929 in a production Dixi at the International Alpine Rally, which climbed over the highest mountains in five days.

BMW AG pursues the goal of high quality, high performance and high technology of automobiles, and the production of automobiles is not high, but it enjoys almost the same reputation as Mercedes-Benz cars in the world's automobile industry and users, and BMW's acceleration performance and high-speed performance are among the best in the world's automobile industry.

At the end of World War I, Germany became a defeated country, and their aircraft were banned from production by the Treaty of Versailles as a "war**", and the BMW factory could not produce cars until 1923.

The market with sales is the most needed.

In line with the general trend of the development of the times, open up new markets.

Because the demand for airplanes is relatively small, high-end sedans are still loved by the public.

Because the response to the production of premium sedans has been very good.

Because the market for airplanes is not as wide as the market for luxury cars.

With a certain amount of technology, it is also a good choice.

This question was to be asked to BMW's decision-makers at the time.

Mastering the core technology has a different philosophy.

In 1913, the Rapp Engine Factory was founded in Munich and began producing aero engines. On July 21, 1917, the name of the company was changed from Rapp Engine Factory to Bavarian Engine Manufacturing **** (which is now BMW, abbreviated as BMW in German). Subsequently, the first BMW engine, BMW IIIA, was born, and the inline 6-cylinder (the pride and symbol of BMW for a long time after that) was born, which could maintain good performance at high altitudes and became an excellent aero engine in Germany.

By 1918, BMW had entered the first camp of the German aviation industry. However, after the First World War, BMW was hit hard, not only was the order from the Luftwaffe cancelled, but the Allies no longer allowed Germany to produce aero engines. Even in this environment, BMW set a flight record of 9,760 meters on June 17, 1919, with the BMW IV, the successor to the BMW IIIA.

In the 20s of the 20th century, BMW developed the BMW V1 aero engine, 12 cylinders, which gradually became the company's core product. In the 20-30s, it was the main profit of BMW**, which was produced until 1935. This engine is highly regarded in both the German and international markets.

In 1928, BMW licensed the production of radial air-cooled piston engines. The engine was developed by an American company, and BMW chose two paths: independent research and development and authorized production in order to avoid commercial risks. After some twists and turns, BMW's BMW 132 star engine was finally used in the JU52 aircraft ordered by Lufthansa.

By 1933, BMW was the German leader in water-cooled and air-cooled aero engines.

In 1939, the BMW 801 completed its first bench tests. It is an air-cooled aero engine developed by BMW itself, with a 14-cylinder double-row star type and a rated power of 2000 horsepower. The BMW 801 engine has two distinctive features:

First, for the first time, turbocharging technology was put into commercial application of aero engines; In addition, it has a master control unit, which allows the pilot to control the various functions of the engine through a single joystick. Subsequently, BMW developed a number of large star engines, but they were not put into use.

BMW has always adopted a naturally aspirated design, including the award-winning V10 engine in the M5 and M6, or the M3 straight 6 engine, all of which completely push the limits of the naturally aspirated engine. However, the naturally aspirated engine still has inherent limitations, if you want to increase the power is nothing more than to increase the speed or increase the exhaust volume, and pulling up the speed will affect the durability of the problem, blindly increasing the exhaust volume, the engine volume and weight will also be endlessly enlarged, is not the ultimate good way. So BMW is finally back with turbocharged engines.

Recently, BMW AG launched the world's most powerful turbocharged engine, BMW's new twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine is based on the current 130i and 330i ......Based on the all-new generation of the straight-six engine, it has a high-rigid, lightweight aluminum-magnesium alloy body, and has a combination of Valvetronic, dual vanos and in-cylinder direct injection technology, and is equipped with a twin-turbocharging system. In order to maintain the overall durability and fuel consumption, the horsepower output is only about 15% higher than the 130i's 265 hp, reaching 302 hp, while the peak torque part has increased by about 30% to about 409 Nm 1500 rpm to 5800 rpm, the power performance has reached the level of the 740i's V8 engine, but judging from the combination of the Morning Sail Lift Straight Six and the twin-turbo, the potential for further power improvement will be endless. In addition, the weight of the engine increased by only 70 kg when combined with a turbocharging system.

As for which car this engine will be equipped with, BMW has not yet announced, but according to **, the 335i, the 3 series two-door model, the high-performance version of the Z4 series, and even the very popular M1 may be equipped with this new engine.