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This is inspired by this post.
The Jumo 205 was developed by Germany prior to World War II as an diesel aircraft engine. The engine was used on early versions of the Junkers Ju-86 bomber, but even there it was found to be too unresponsive for use and too unreliable at high power, so the engines were relegated to use on airships and maritime patrol aircraft. That presumably means it was quite unresponsive and unreliable at full power, seeing as the TF30 turbofan was infamous for both of those in 1960s and 1970s but powered early F-14 interceptors and all F-111 strike aircraft.
Although the Jumo 205 was something of a failure as an aircraft engine, it seems that it might have had potential in other applications. It might even be possible without too much modification or loss of performance, as the engine already runs on diesel fuel, and diesel engines have to be heavily built to cope with the demands of their use. It seems that there could have been some major performance advantages associated with using it, as the naturally aspirated Jumo 205 (later variants had supercharging) produced up to 850 horsepower while weighing 595 kilograms (1,312 pounds), compared to the Maybach ML230 diesel engine which produced 600 horsepower and weighted 1,200 kilograms (2,646 pounds). Also, the Jumo 205 wasn't very successful as an aircraft engine, so there probably wouldn't be as much concern about using aircraft engines to power tanks and ships and provide power for generators.
The Jumo 205 was developed by Germany prior to World War II as an diesel aircraft engine. The engine was used on early versions of the Junkers Ju-86 bomber, but even there it was found to be too unresponsive for use and too unreliable at high power, so the engines were relegated to use on airships and maritime patrol aircraft. That presumably means it was quite unresponsive and unreliable at full power, seeing as the TF30 turbofan was infamous for both of those in 1960s and 1970s but powered early F-14 interceptors and all F-111 strike aircraft.
Although the Jumo 205 was something of a failure as an aircraft engine, it seems that it might have had potential in other applications. It might even be possible without too much modification or loss of performance, as the engine already runs on diesel fuel, and diesel engines have to be heavily built to cope with the demands of their use. It seems that there could have been some major performance advantages associated with using it, as the naturally aspirated Jumo 205 (later variants had supercharging) produced up to 850 horsepower while weighing 595 kilograms (1,312 pounds), compared to the Maybach ML230 diesel engine which produced 600 horsepower and weighted 1,200 kilograms (2,646 pounds). Also, the Jumo 205 wasn't very successful as an aircraft engine, so there probably wouldn't be as much concern about using aircraft engines to power tanks and ships and provide power for generators.
