Hirth
Sign in to saveHirth 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 ✓
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- Official website
- hirthengines.com
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- Hirth aircraft engines
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- 1974-00-00
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11 sectionsContents
- 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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