Aero Engines at the Deutsches Museum

...while the little bits have rattled around inside causing all the visible chipping.

The DB 601 went on to power the most fearsome of the Luftwaffes recon & fighter aircraft in the enlarged 603 & 605 formats.

A cut away of the variable speed supercharger. By contrast the Merlin engine only had a two speed supercharger.

Between the gearing & the supercharger can be seen the variable drive mechanism.

The beautifully engineered gear train at the rear of the engine.