Hirth HM 508
The Hirth HM 508 was an air-cooled, eight-cylinder, 60º cylinder bank angle inverted-V aircraft engine built in Germany in the 1930s.[1] It had a bore and stroke of 105 mm × 115 mm (4.1 in × 4.5 in) and developed 210 kW (280 hp) at 3,000 rpm.
Applications
Specifications (HM 508D)
Data from Jane's[2]
General characteristics
- Type: Eight-cylinder 60-degree inverted V inline engine
- Bore: 105 mm
- Stroke: 115 mm
- Displacement: 7.97 L
- Length: 1,289 mm
- Width: 683 mm
- Height: 815 mm
- Dry weight: 208 kg
Performance
See also
- Comparable engines
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ Gunston 1989, p.77.
- ↑ Jane's 1989, p.294.
Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-517-67964-7
|
|---|
| | General | |
|---|
| | Military | |
|---|
| | Accidents / incidents | |
|---|
| | Records | |
|---|
| | Misc. | |
|---|
|
