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Old 11-17-2004, 07:25 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Guy Massey

Well done ddiorio1313. Spot on. A propeller. From the days before and during WW2 when BMW made aeroplanes rather than cars.
Exactly right. BMW made aircraft engines first [1917], then motorcycles [1923], and finally cars [1928] .

Infact, the first operational jet in the world used BMW engines.
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