Updated: 05-Mar-2018
DKW was a car and motorcycle manufacturer, also known as Dampf-Kraft-Wagen.
“DKW logo”
-We knew vans with three-cylinder, two-stroke engines manufactured here in the north of Spain around the 1950's.
-In the 1920's DKW engines were applied to gliders, such as the motorcycle engine that gave 1.5 CV at 3,000 rpm.
-From Dampf-Kraft-Wagen (a factory of the Auto Union group) we have received two photographs of the FL-600, the two-stroke, upright, inline, two-cylinder engine that appears drawn in the main text. It was geared, and gave 20 CV at 4,000 rpm.
"DKW FL-600 right side"
"DKW FL-600 left side"
"DKW 14 CV"
-The 14 CV engine was mounted on the Erla 4A plane from 1934. It was a two-stroke engine. The Erla 5 was powered by a 20 CV engine.
From Appendix 10: Two-cylinder boxer engine in an air-cooled and water-cooled version. A geared engine
-DKW is "Dampf-Kraft-Wagen".
"Part of the DKW engine showing the cylinders"
-From the range of DKW motorcycle engines and its cylinders have been made the following aviation versions: the air-cooled versions give slightly less power than the water-cooled ones. This is towards 1926.
-1-cylinder with 175 cc
-1-cylinder with 206 cc
-2-cylinder with 350 cc. The air-cooled engine gave 7 CV and the water-cooled one gave 9 CV, at 3,600 rpm both.
-2-cylinder with 412 cc. The air-cooled engine gave 9 CV and the water-cooled one gave 12 CV, at 3,600 rpm both.
-2-cylinder with 500 cc. The air-cooled engine gave 10 CV and the water-cooled one gave 14 CV, at 3,600 rpm both.
Engines of DKW
Model: 1 cyl. 175 cc
Arquitecture: Single-cylinder
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 175 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight:
Model: 1 cyl. 206 cc
Arquitecture: Single-cylinder
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 206 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 350cc, air 7 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement: 350 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 7 CV @ 3600 rpm
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 350cc, water, 9 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 350 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 9 CV @ 3600 rpm
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 412cc, air 9 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement: 412 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 9 CV @ 3600 rpm
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 412cc, water, 12 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement: 412 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 12 CV @ 3600 rpm
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 500cc, air 10 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement: 500 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 10 CV
Weight:
Model: 2 cyl. 500cc, water, 14 CV
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder Horizontally opposed
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 500 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 14 CV @ 3600 rpm
Weight:
Model: FL-600, 2 cyl. inverted inline, 20 HP
Arquitecture: 2-cylinder In line inverted
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 20 CV @ 4000 rpm
Weight:
Geared
"DKW FL-600 right side"