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

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

References

Notes

  1. Gunston 1989, p.77.
  2. 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
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