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BMW began when Gustav Otto's Flugzenmaschinenfabrik (Airplane Factory) in Munich merged with Karl Rapp's Flugwerke Deutschland on March 7, 1916 to become the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Airplane Works). On July 21, 1917, under Karl Rapp and Max Friz, the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke is renamed the Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works). Their logo, representing an airplane propeller in the blue sky, would remain throughout the company's history. The company's primary output was the V-12 airplane engine. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28th, 1919, ending WWI, Germany is now forbidden to manufacture airplanes. Max Friz reluctantly looks to motorcycle and automobile engines to sustain the company, eventually developing the company's trademark "boxter" engine, which is used in other brands of motorcycles like Corona, Heller, Helios and Scheid.
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