Hirth HM 508

HM 508

Type	Inline inverted 'V' piston engine
Manufacturer	Hirth
Major applications	Messerschmitt Bf 108

The Hirth HM 508 was an air-cooled, eight-cylinder, 60° 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

Power output: 280 hp at 3,000 rpm
Compression ratio: 6:1

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

Hirth and Heinkel-Hirth aircraft engines

Piston engines	HM 8 HM 60 HM 150 HM 500 HM 501 HM 504 HM 506 HM 508 HM 512 HM 515

Two-strokes	F-23 F-30 F-33 F-36 F-263 2702 2703 2704 2706 3002 3003 3202 3203 3502 3503 3701 3702 3703

Gas turbines	HeS 1 HeS 3 HeS 8 HeS 30 HeS 40 HeS 50 HeS 60 HeS 011

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