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|name = Mb.IV
|image = Maybach HSLu MLP 03.jpg
|caption =Maybach HS Lu on display at the [[Polish Aviation Museum]]
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|type= 6-cyl. in-line water-cooled piston engine
|manufacturer= [[Maybach]]
|national origin= [[Germany]]
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The '''Maybach Mb.IV''', originally designated '''Maybach HS''', (only related to the Mb IVa by layout and size), was a six cylinder in-line piston engine of {{convert|250|hp|kW|abbr=on}} output, originally developed for use in airships. It was also used for large aircraft such as the [[Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I]] giant seaplane.
Variants of the original HS engine included the '''Maybach HS D''' and '''Maybach HS Lu'''
==Variants==
;Maybach HS:Company designation
;Maybach HS D: A variant of the HS
;Maybach HS Lu: A high compression high altitude rated variant.
;Mb.IV: The Idflieg designation for production HS engines.
==Applications==
* [[Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.I]]
* [[Zeppelin-Staaken Riesenflugzeuge#Variants|Zeppelin-Staaken V.G.O I & II]] (1915)<ref>Haddow, G.W. & Grosz, Peter M. ''The German Giants, The Story of the R-planes 1914–1919''. London. Putnam. (1962, 3rd ed. 1988).{{ISBN|0-85177-812-7}}</ref>
* [[LVG G.III]]
* [[Siemens-Schuckert L.I]]
* [[Aero A.24]]
* [[Heinkel HE 1]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Düsing |first1=Michael |title=German & Austro-Hungarian Aero Engines of WWI |date=2022 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=n. p. |isbn=978-1-953201-53-9|volume=3}}
[[Category:Airship engines]]
[[Category:Maybach engines]]
[[Category:1910s aircraft piston engines]]
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