The Swedish Connection

7 March 2000, 03:51 PM

Inquiring minds want to know...of German Oberursel engines rumored to have been built by Thulin in Sweden during 1917 and/or 1918. Fact or fiction!

leo · 8 March 2000, 02:03 AM

ED:
I have heard of this situation, but a quick check of my resources did not come up with anything to confirm it. Thulin definitely built Rotary engines for the Swedish airforce and one of their engines delivered 135 HP in 1918 (Type G). Thulin also built planes for the Swedish and Dutch airforces. The numbers were quite small and it would be hard to imagine that the factory could be kept open for the small numbers involved.

On the other hand, I think that the major problem with rotary engines in Germany had more to do with problems revolving around the lack of high quality castor oil than it did with availability of engines.

leo

8 March 2000, 04:15 AM

Guten Tag allerseits,
we all have heard of it Thulin bypassed the le Rhone licence contract by distribute his own motors as a booty. ABER: Thulin documents from 1918 says, he was able to pruduce only two motors monthly later he rise the production to five motors, buat his was after the area of Fokker triplane.
source Achim Sven Engels "Fokker Dr I, drei Flächen, eine Legende"
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