The Daimler-Benz DB 605 is a German aircraft engine built during World War II. Developed from the DB 601, the DB 605 was used from 1942 to 1945 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, and the Bf 110 and Me 210C heavy fighters.
Daimler-Benz DB 605
The DB 605 is an inverted V-12. Pictured, a DB 605A
The DB 605 was supercharged. Pictured, a DB 605A.
DB 610 gearbox end, showing inverted side by side DB 605 V12s
The Daimler-Benz DB 601 was a German aircraft engine built during World War II. It was a liquid-cooled inverted V12, and powered the Messerschmitt Bf 109, Messerschmitt Bf 110, and many others. Approximately 19,000 601's were produced before it was replaced by the improved Daimler-Benz DB 605 in 1942.
Daimler-Benz DB 601
DB 601A, partially sectioned (right side)
Alfa Romeo R.A.1000 Monsone in Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Aichi Atsuta, a license-built DB 601 (left side)