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Maybach Mb.IV

Mb.IV
Maybach HS Lu on display at the Polish Aviation Museum
Type	6-cyl. in-line water-cooled piston engine
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Maybach

The Maybach Mb.IV, originally designated Maybach HS, (only related to the Mb IVa by layout and size), was a six cylinder in-line piston engine of 250 hp (190 kW) output, originally developed for use in airships. It was also used for large aircraft such as the Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I giant seaplane.

Variants of the original HS engine included the Maybach HS D and Maybach HS Lu

Variants[edit]

Maybach HS

Company designation

Maybach HS D

A variant of the HS

Maybach HS Lu

A high compression high altitude rated variant.

Mb.IV

The Idflieg designation for production HS engines.

Applications[edit]

• Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I
• Zeppelin-Staaken V.G.O I &II (1915)^[1]
• LVG G.III
• Siemens-Schuckert L.I
• Aero A.24
• Heinkel HE 1

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Düsing, Michael (2022). German & Austro-Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI. Vol. 3. n. p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-53-9.

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