The Daimler-Benz DB 601 is a German liquid-cooled V12 piston engine for aircraft. Designed before WW2 as a private venture, it powered iconic aircraft such as earlier variants of the Messerschmidt Bf 109 and remains as one of the most common aircraft engines in the world. Two of its most important characteristics, revolutionary at the time, are a direct fuel injection system and a supercharger. It could reach 1085 hp at sea level, though with water-methanol injection this number could temporarily go higher. Particularly in Oceanyka, its small size and good power output made it extremely popular, especially to retrofit WW1 and interwar aircraft whose airframes are still serviceable. Acquiring a DB 601 is doable in any aeronautical workshop and even some scrapyards.