The Benz Bz.III was a six-cylinder, water-cooled, inline engine

Inline engine (aviation)

In aviation, an inline engine means any reciprocating engine with banks rather than rows of cylinders, including straight engines, flat engines, V engines and H engines, but excluding radial engines and rotary engines....

 developed in Germany for use in aircraft in 1914

1914 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1914.The outbreak of World War I accelerates all aspects of aviation which in turn changes war in a twofold way. The aeroplane turns the sky into a new battle field and eliminates the distinction between frontline and hinterland, with the civilian...

. Developing 112 kW (150 hp) at 1,400 rpm from 875 cuin (14.3 L), it powered many German military aircraft during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. It was replaced in production by the unrelated Benz Bz.IIIa (140x190x6=17.55 L (1070.9cuin)) and eventually the Benz Bz.IIIb (this latter engine a V-8).

Applications

• AEG C.I
  AEG C.I
  -See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
  
  
• AEG C.II
  AEG C.II
  -See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
  
  
• AEG C.III
  AEG C.III
  -See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
  
  
• AEG C.IV
  AEG C.IV
  -See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
  
  
• AEG G.II
  AEG G.II
  -See also:-Further reading:* Kroschel, Günter; Stützer, Helmut: Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910-18, Wilhelmshaven 1977* Munson, Kenneth: Bomber 1914–19, Zürich 1968, Nr. 20* Nowarra, Heinz: Die Entwicklung der Flugzeuge 1914-18, München 1959...
  
  
• Albatros C.I
  Albatros C.I
  |-See also:-Further Reading:*Cowin, H.W. German and Austrian Aviation of World War I. Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2000 ISBN 1-84176-069-2*van Wyngarden, G . Early German Aces of World War I, Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-997-5...
  
  
• Albatros C.II
  Albatros C.II
  -Bibliography:ISBN 0-370-00103-6*...
  
  
• Albatros C.III
  Albatros C.III
  -See also:-References:[1] Y. MIlanov: The aviation in Bulgaria in the wars from 1912 to 1945, Vol.I. Sveti Gueorgui Pobedonosetz, Sofia, 1995 -External links:...
  
  
• Albatros D.I
  Albatros D.I
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• Albatros G.II
  Albatros G.II
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• Friedrichshafen FF.33
• Friedrichshafen FF.41
  Friedrichshafen FF.41
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• Friedrichshafen G.I
  Friedrichshafen G.I
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• Gotha G.I
  Gotha G.I
  The Gotha G.I was a heavy bomber used by the Luftstreitkräfte during World War I.-Design and development:In mid-1914, Oskar Ursinus, the founder and editor of the German flying magazine Flugsport, began designing a large twin-engine seaplane of unconventional configuration...
  
  
• Hansa-Brandenburg KDW
  Hansa-Brandenburg KDW
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• Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
  Hansa-Brandenburg W.29
  |-See also:Hansa-Brandenburg W.33-References:*Gray, Peter and Thetford, Owen. German Aircraft of the First World War. London: Putnam, 1962.-External links:* *...
  
  
• R-planes
  R-planes
  R-planes were large German Army bombers in World War I. The R classification was short for Riesenflugzeug . In designations, the manufacturer's name preceded the letter R followed by a Roman numeral, e.g. Dornier Rs.III or Staaken R.XIV.The R-planes were the largest aircraft of World War I...
  
  – Germany's giant aircraft of WWI

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