10.04.2009, 19:45
The D.520 had a Hispano-Suiza V-12 engine.
The same engine that Klimov built under liscense, and modified for use in the Yak and LaGG series of fighters.
Daimler Benz engines, as those used in Messerschmitt products have an inverted configuration (the cylinders point down) and to mount an engine like this in the D520 would require a significant redesign for mounting as well as making it impossible to mount a weapon that fires through the prop hub.
Modifications like this would make very little sense due to the availability of Bf-109's.
B50
The same engine that Klimov built under liscense, and modified for use in the Yak and LaGG series of fighters.
Daimler Benz engines, as those used in Messerschmitt products have an inverted configuration (the cylinders point down) and to mount an engine like this in the D520 would require a significant redesign for mounting as well as making it impossible to mount a weapon that fires through the prop hub.
Modifications like this would make very little sense due to the availability of Bf-109's.
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