 The sudden additional demand resulted in the production figures increasing rapidly.In 1933 the BMW VI was used for BMW's first experiments with direct fuel injection.The BMW VI was the chosen source of power for numerous record-breaking and long-distance flights, including an east-to-west crossing of the Atlantic in 1930 and a round-the world flight in 1932, both by Wolfgang von Gronau in an open Dornier Wal flying boat powered by two BMW VI engines.