Among its successful World War II engine designs were the BMW 132 and BMW 801 air-cooled radial engines, and the pioneering BMW 003 axial-flow turbojet. Towards the end of the Third Reich, BMW developed some military aircraft projects for the Luftwaffe— the Strahlbomber, Schnellbomber and Strahljäger — but none of them reached production.

Under the National Socialists, BMW turned from a mobility company into an armaments manufacturer and became a key player in Germany’s war economy. Production of motorcycles and cars continued, but the lion’s share of revenues was generated by aero-engines. As the country armed itself, BMW set up new plants and ramped up production significantly.

2016年3月21日 · German companies like BMW, helped the Nazi Party to create a highly efficient war machine and embark on a World War. The company could have even changed the course of the war, with its engine designs. The company designed some of the prototypes of the first jet engines. Eventually, one of the world’s first jet, the Heinkel HE 162, had a BMW engine.

The BMW R75 is a World War II -era motorcycle and sidecar combination produced by the German company BMW. The BMW R75 stands out by its integral two-wheel drive design, with drive shafts to both its rear wheel and the third side-car wheel, from a locking differential, as well as a transfer case offering both road and off-road gear ratios ...

The BMW 801 was a powerful German 41.8-litre (2,550 cu in) air-cooled 14-cylinder- radial aircraft engine built by BMW and used in a number of German Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II. Production versions of the twin-row engine generated between 1,560 and 2,000 PS (1,540–1,970 hp, or 1,150–1,470 kW).

In World War II, BMW designed engines for Nazi fighter planes, such as the Focke Wulf FW190. German planes gained air superiority over the British and French thanks to the high-performance engines produced by BMW, which replaced the original Mercedes engine.

BMW used Nazi slave labor to provide airplane and motorbike parts for the Nazi war effort during World War II. Gunther Quandt, the owner of BMW, and his son Herbert reportedly made friends with Hitler and benefited from the Holocaust by receiving enterprises that had been taken from Jews who had been transported to death camps.

BMW used Nazi slave labor to provide airplane and motorbike parts for the Nazi war effort during World War II. Gunther Quandt, the owner of BMW, and his son Herbert reportedly made friends with Hitler and benefited from the Holocaust by receiving enterprises that had been taken from Jews who had been transported to death camps.

2021年3月3日 · 宝马成立于一战开始的第三年，与现如今宝马旗下众所周知的豪车不同的是，宝马的前身其实是巴伐利亚州的一家飞机制造厂。 正是因此，宝马的车标除了是当年巴伐利亚州州徽的标志以外，车标上蓝白的色彩也正蕴意着拥有蓝天白云的天空。 这其实也和德国所有制造业的创始人有关联，德国大众的创始人保时捷就是当年德国著名的汽车工程师，德国电子电气公司西门子的创始人更是当时德国著名的发明家和物理学家。 而先不谈宝马的创始人古斯塔夫， 古斯塔夫 …

2018年11月27日 · Bavarian Motor Works or “BMW” as they are more commonly known, began in Germany producing batteries and engines. After Germany’s defeat in WWI, restrictions on aircraft engine manufacturing brought on by Versailles Armistice Treaty forced BMW to transition into producing farm equipment.