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Old 3 July 2009, 01:15 PM #6 (permalink)
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That engine is a ghost as far as drawings go. I've looked into finding some, but always ran into the 185hp version. Comparing both, I settled with the assumption that the 185hp probably had a higher compression ratio to the 160 but otherwise looked the same as the 185 externally.

Of course, I'd be happy if proven wrong with sufficient documents about the 160 as I am building my Hansa-Brandenburg C.I featuring the same engine.

As for the 185hp AD6, I have a few drawings and, I dare say, excellent pictures I took of one of the few survivors (originally fitted in a Hansa-Brandenburg D.I, KD fighter, also known as the starstrutter or deathtrap) with serial AD 7139.

I simply gave up looking for the 160 on the web and will leave that for when I visit the Kriegsarchiv in Vienna.

Meanwhile, have a look to my HB C.I build-thread with some details and drawings of the 160/185hp. There I've labelled it as a 160, though, I am not certain. Again, maybe some pros know more and would be kind enough to share.


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