Hirth HM 504 | |
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Hirth HM 504 on display at the Flugausstellung Hermeskeil | |
Type | Inline piston engine |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Hirth-Motoren GmbH, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen |
Major applications | Bücker Bü 131 |
Developed from | Hirth HM 60 |
Developed into | Hirth HM 500 |
The Hirth HM 504 is a four-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline engine. The 504 was a popular engine for light aircraft of the 1930s-1940s and it was used to power a number of Germany's trainer aircraft of World War II. The engine featured a cast magnesium alloy crankcase. The Hitachi Hatsukaze Model 11 was a Japanese licensed version.
Data from Katz.