U.I | |
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A Gnome 9 Delta, from which the U.I was copied, on display at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris | |
Type | 9-cyl Rotary piston engine |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Motorenfabrik Oberursel |
Developed from | Gnome Delta |
The Oberursel U.I was an early German aircraft engine that powered many German fighter aircraft in the first part of World War I. It was a 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine, a licence-built copy of the Gnome Delta that Oberursel was producing under licence before the war. It developed 75 kW (100 hp).