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Hirth Engines GmbH is an engine manufacturer based in Benningen, Germany. It is currently a part of the UMS Aero Group. Hirth began manufacturing aero engines in the 1920s, was taken over by Heinkel in WWII to develop the Heinkel-Hirth jet engines, and today specialises in small two-stroke engines for light aircraft and other applications.

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Company.name
Hirth Engines GmbH
Company.logo
Hirth Logo 2012.png
Company.foundation
1920
Company.founder
Hellmuth Hirth
Company.industry
Aerospace
Company.products
Aircraft engines
Company.owner
Hans Göbler

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Official website

Hirth Engines - Welcome to the Home of Two-Stroke Engines

Hirth Engines offers 2-Stroke engines with outstanding quality, unmatched performance and efficiency. ✓ UAV ✓ Light Sport Aircraft ✓ Ultra Light Aircraft ✓

hirth-motoren.de

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Official website
hirthengines.com
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Hirth aircraft engines
inception
1974-00-00
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Hellmuth Hirth and Hirth Motoren
  • Heinkel-Hirth
  • Gobler-Hirth and UMS Skeldar
  • Engines
  • Four-stroke piston (prewar and WWII)
  • Turbine (prewar and WWII)
  • Two-stroke piston (postwar)
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hirth Engines GmbH is an engine manufacturer based in Benningen, Germany. It is currently a part of the UMS Aero Group. Hirth began manufacturing aero engines in the 1920s, was taken over by Heinkel in WWII to develop the Heinkel-Hirth jet engines, and today specialises in small two-stroke engines for light aircraft and other applications.

==History== ===Hellmuth Hirth and Hirth Motoren === The company was founded by Hellmuth Hirth as Versuchsbau Hellmuth Hirth. The first commercial engine, the 4-cylinder inverted in-line HM 60, first ran in June 1923 and was sold from the next year. Its quality was extremely high and it formed the foundation of the business.

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