Hirth HM 60

HM 60
TypeInline piston engine
ManufacturerHirth
First runJune 1923
Major applicationsKlemm Kl 25

The Hirth HM 60 was a four-cylinder inverted air-cooled inline aircraft engine designed in 1923 and first sold in 1924. The engine was of very high quality, and its sales success contributed to Hirth's rapid pre-war expansion. It was a popular engine for light aircraft delivering 80 hp (60 kW) at 2,300 rpm. Later Hirth engines built upon the HM 60's success and provided greater power with many of the same design features.

Variants

HM60
HM60R
HM60R-2

Applications

Specifications (HM 60R)

Data from Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944

General characteristics

97 kg (214 lb) wet, equipped

Components

Performance

  • 80 PS (79 hp; 59 kW) at 2,400 rpm (5 minutes) at sea level
  • 72 PS (71 hp; 53 kW) at 2,320 rpm (max. continuous) at sea level
  • 66 PS (65 hp; 49 kW) at 2,240 rpm (cruise) at sea level

See also

Comparable engines

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-85260-163-8.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.) (1944). Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944 (in German) (Facsimile reprint 1986 ed.). Leipzig: Herm. Beyer Verlag. p. 392. ISBN 381120484X. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)