Basse und Selve
Industry | Transport |
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Founded | 1908 |
Founder | Gustav Selve |
Defunct | 1934 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Vehicle and aircraft engines |
Owner | Gustav Selve, succeeded by Dr. Walther von Selve |
Basse und Selve (BuS) were German manufacturers of engines for
Basse und Selve aero-engines did not make a big impact on the aviation industry in Germany, but did find limited use, particularly in several large aircraft. The largest and most powerful fighter fitted with a Basse & Selve engine was the Hansa-Brandenburg W.34, a single prototype of which was completed before hostilities ceased in 1918. Several large Riesenflugzeuge were also fitted with Basse & Selve engines, but they were generally replaced with Mercedes or Maybach alternatives as soon as possible.
Basse & Selve continued to build engines until closing its doors in 1932, two years before the closure of its sister company, Selve Automobilwerke AG, which closed in 1934.
Aero-engines
Basse und Selve is known to have produced the following engines for aircraft and/or airships:
- BuS.III
- BuS.IV
- BuS.IVa
Applications
- Hansa-Brandenburg W.34
- BuS.IVa
- AGO S.I
- 1 x 150 hp BuS.III (1918)
- Rumpler C.I
- 1 x 260 hp BuS.IV (1918)
- Siemens-Schuckert R.VIII
- 6 x 300 hp BuS.IVa (1918)
- Rumpler C.IV
- 1 x BuS.IVa
- Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI
- 4 x 300 hp BuS.IVa, R.52/16 only, later replaced by four 245hp Maybach Mb.IVa engines
See also
- List of aircraft engine manufacturers
- Gustav Selve
- Selve Automobilwerke AG, German car manufacturer
- Selve, Swiss metal company located in Thun in Switzerland.