Polish Aviation Museum Cracow

31-864 Kraków,
al. Jana Pawła II 39
phone: (12) 640 99 60,
(12) 642 40 70
e-mail: info@muzeumlotnictwa.pl

a cultural institution of the Malopolska Region

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Aircraft engine: Hirth HM-508

Germany
inline engine
1936

Configuration	8-cylinder inverted V
Cooling	air-cooled
Displacement	8.0 l (488 cu in)
Compression ratio	6.2
Weight:	208 kg (458 lb)
Maximum power	280 hp at 3,100 RPM
Climb power	255 hp at 2,990 RPM

An engine fitted with a single-stage supercharger, designed by Hellmuth Hirth. A characteristic feature was the crankshaft, assembled from joint elements and the propeller and crankshaft joined by so called Hirth’s joint. It was used in the Messerschmitt Bf 108C and Heinkel He 116 aircraft.

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