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The May brook engine construction GmbH (until 1918: Aircraft engine construction GmbH) was created 1909 by William May brook and Ferdinand count von Zeppelin in Bissingen/Enz. 1912 moved the company to Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee. The enterprise was led by William of May brook oldest son Karl May brook.
First and built those developed for aircraft engine construction GmbH the Diesel and/or gas engines for the airships of the Zeppelin works, among other things the supercharging engine (MT IV A), only in 1800 the m flight altitude to be unthrottled operated could around no damage take.
Until 1915 May brook built the CX-engine in series. With it 28 airships and six speedboats were equipped. The engine was a row six cylinder with 22,8 litres capacity and 154 KW (of 210) HP with 1300 rpm. The machine had a automatic with gasoline nozzle adjustment. It had a mechanism for during overspeed or lubrication interruption. Further the engine was equipped with an additional independent hand ignition adjustment.
The CX-engine was used for the naval airship L 2 (= LZ 18), introduced for the first time with L 17 (= LZ 52) the series "HS" with 240 HP (correctly "HSLu" like HS-airship). The first engines of this row exhibited however a set of "child cranenesses", which could be solved only after many airship test runs satisfying. Usually the rashly introduced engines were exchanged against new HSLu. Three months after were well to very good the results, the engines got over the long airship employments (20 - 40 hours) usually problem-free.
With the naval airship L 52 (= LZ 98) the airship weapon took over the first genuine elevator air motor, the MT IVa. This engine repaired the problem "diluted" air speaks the small air pressure in larger heights with three different carburetor attitudes: "La" (start), "V" (full power, travel until 1800 m height) and "H" (elevator gas, starting from 1800 m). A test status on Wendelstein (1800 m) had carried very good services out for the development of the engine, which developed its full achievement only starting from approx. 1800 m. In March 1917 the type MT (260 HP) received its permission. Were built monthly up to 200 engines, altogether far over 2000 pieces. Toward end of the First World War these engines were built even into speedboats of the navy. Other companies like e.g. BMW built the altitude engine under license after (BMW IVa). The engines applied logically their preferably in fighters and elevator reconnaissance aircraft.
Reference to the naming: the first type designation simply last letter resulted, inward counting - AZ - BY - CX - DW - HS from that 1. and/or. Only with the MT one went off this "rule". "MT IVa" means thus only "May brook (type row) IVa".
1918 were renamed the enterprise in May brook engine construction GmbH. Due to the Versailler of peace treaty, which forbade the production of airships and airplanes, the May brook works began now with the production of automobiles. Also first attempts were undertaken to the aerodynamics.
May brook engines drove already at that time on rails. The snapping rubbing car of flying Hamburg ones, propelled of two May brook twelve-cylinder engines, reached a speed of 160 km/h.
In the year 1919 the first attempt car W1 was built, introduced in the year 1921 with the W3 on the citizens of Berlin motor show the first car for sale. 1930 were introduced the Zeppelin, the largest German sedan, propelled by a twelve-cylinder engine. May brook cars were manufactured in principle without body. One co-operated closely with the Karroseriebauer Hermann Spohn in Ravensburg, but were numerous May brook nevertheless with superstructures completely according to the desires of the customer on the way. May brook automobiles were luxury companion. Starting from 1941 no more automobiles were manufactured. Into that approximately 20 years of firm history with automotive manufacture only 2300 automobiles were manufactured.
During the Second World War the May brook works built nearly all tank engines of German tanks as well as engines for storm boats. It concerned here petrol engines, which were operated with gasoline or comparable fuel.
After the war the work in Friedrichshafen was developed briskly again, served however first predominantly as repair workshop. A new beginning of motor vehicle production was angedacht again and again, failed however not least because of lack of capital.
The MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH as from the May brook engine construction GmbH enterprise come out has this very day its focus in the development of diesel engines.
Automobile production was resumed 2002 in the again created Maybach Manufaktur. The mark belongs today to the DaimlerChrysler group.
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