Benz Bz.III and Bz.IIIa Flugzeugmotor

[ColonelKrypton]

Anyone have a link or pointer to some good pictures, images, or drawings of the Benz III or IIIa 150 ps  ( hp ) aeroplane engine?

 

I can usually get Google to cooperate and help find some of these things but today it is letting me down.  I am finding some information like on Wikipedia, the Wing Nuts Wings website, the scanned manual on the Czech museum web site, and some pictures of well made 1/32 Wing Nut Wings engines.  

 

There is plenty to be found on the Mercedes D.xxx series ( i.e. D.II and D.III engines ) but there seems to be not so much on the Benz engines. Not surprisingly I do find some mislabeled pictures of Benz III and IIIa engines as Mercedes and vice versa.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[KRK4m]

Try any photos of the WW1 German planes at the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow - the Albatros C.I has a 150 HP Bz.III, a 185 HP Bz.IIIa powers the LFG Roland D. VIb and a 225 HP Bz.IV is fitted to the DFW C.V. Certainly, these are Benz engines, with block-mounted camshafts operating the overhead valves via long vertical pushrods.

Cheers

Michael

[ColonelKrypton]

Good suggestion Michael and I have exploring that and have been searching on some of the various model types that used these engines.

 

cheers, Graham

 

[Torbjorn]

You mentioned wingnutwings - did you check theirinstructions and photo collections for the Hansa-Brandenburg W29 and Roland D.VIb (BzIII and BzIIIa respectively)? They have some nice photos as well as kit renders good enough to create a detailed model. 

Edited July 28, 2021 by Torbjorn

[ColonelKrypton]

I did indeed check the Wingnut Wings instructions. I always do. For now, as long it is still accessible, the Wingnut Wings web site is one of my first stops when looking for references.

 

Speaking of Wingnut Wings, I wonder how long their web site will still be "live"? It would be a shame to loose such a nice reference.

 

cheers, Graham