6012
BMW 6012 engine on display at the Deutsches Museum
Type Turboshaft
National origin Germany
Manufacturer BMW
First run c.1960
Major applications Dornier Do 32

The BMW 6012 (later MTU 6012) was a German turboshaft and gas generator engine. Designed in the late-1950s by BMW the engine powered the Dornier Do 32 helicopter and was also used as an auxiliary power unit (APU).

Variants

6012A
Basic version.[1]
6012B 1
De-rated version.[1]
6012B 2
Version designed to produce 19 kW (25 shp) continuously to 7,000 m (23,000 ft).[1]
6012L
Gas generator version with additional gear-driven compressor.[1]

Applications

Specifications (6012A)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-66.[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e Taylor 1965, p. 462.
  2. ^ www.deutsches-museum.de - Dornier Do 32 Retrieved: 18 January 2021
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