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.
| HM 508 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Inline inverted 'V' piston engine |
| Manufacturer | Hirth |
| Major applications | Messerschmitt Bf 108 |
Data from Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944,[4] Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II,[3] Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1938[5]
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