Work had begun on the design of the BMW 003 before its contemporary, the Jumo 004, but prolonged developmental problems meant that the BMW 003 entered production much later, and the aircraft projects that had been designed with it in mind were re-engined with the Jumo powerplant instead. The most famous case of this was the Messerschmitt Me 262, which used the 003 in two of the V-series prototypes and in the two experimental A-1b aircraft. The only production aircraft to use the BMW 003 were the Heinkel He 162 and the late C-series versions of the Arado Ar 234.
about 500 BMW 003 engines were built in Germany, but very few were ever installed in aircraft. The engine also formed the basis for turbojet development in Japan during the war, and in France and the Soviet unio following the war.
General characteristics
Type: Axial flow turbojet
Length: 3,632.2 mm (143 in)
Diameter: 690.9 mm (27.2 in)
Dry weight: 623.7 kg (1,375 lb)
Components
Compressor: 7-stage axial compressor
Combustors: 1 annular combustion chamber
Turbine: Single-stage axial
Fuel type: J-2 diesel fuel or gasoline
Oil system: Pressure feed at 586 kPa (85 psi), dry sump with 4 scavenge pumps with annular tank and cooler, using oil grade 163 S.U. secs (35 cs) (D.T.D 44D) at 38 °C (100 °F)
Performance
Maximum thrust: 7.83 kN (1,760 lbf) at 9,500 rpm at sea level for take-off
Overall pressure ratio: 3.1:1
Air mass flow: 19.28 kg (42.5 lb)/sec at 9,500 rpm
Turbine inlet temperature: 770 °C (1,418 °F)
Specific fuel consumption: 142.694 kg/kN/hr (1.4 lb/lbf/hr)
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.0125 kN/kg (1.282 lbf/lb)
Normal, static: 6.89 kN (1,550 lbf) / 9,000 rpm / sea level
Military flight: 6.23 kN (1,400 lbf) / 9.500 rpm / 2,500 m (8,202 ft) / 900 km/h (559 mph; 486 kn)
Normal, flight: 2.85 kN (640 lbf) / 11,500 rpm / 11,000 m (36,089 ft) / 900 km/h (559 mph; 486 kn)
