Hirth 2702

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Hirth 2702 & 2703
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Hirth 2702
TypeTwin cylinder two-stroke aircraft engine
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Hirth

The Hirth 2702 and 2703 are a family of in-line twin cylinder, two stroke, carburetted aircraft engines designed for use on ultralight aircraft and especially two seat ultralight trainers, single seat gyrocopters, and small homebuilts. It is manufactured by Hirth of Germany. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Development

The 2703 was developed as a competitor to the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 and is similar to the Rotax powerplant in being a two-cylinder in-line engine, with dual capacitor discharge ignition. The 2702 was developed from the 2703 as a de-rated version. [1] [2]

Both the 2702 and 2703 use free air or fan cooling, with Bing 34mm slide carburetors. The cylinder walls are electrochemically coated with Nikasil. Standard starting is recoil start. Reduction drive systems available are the G-50 gearbox with reduction ratios of 2.16:1, 2.29:1, 2.59:1, 3.16:1, or 3.65:1, or a multi-element cog belt drive. A tuned exhaust and electric start are optional. [1] [2] [3]

The engines runs on a 50:1 pre-mix of unleaded 93 octane auto fuel and oil. [1] [2] [3]

Variants

2702
Twin-cylinder in-line, two stroke, aircraft engine with a single Bing 34mm slide carburetor. Produces 40 hp (30 kW) at 5500 rpm and has a factory rated TBO of 1200 hours. Still in production. [2] [4]
2703
Twin-cylinder in-line, two stroke, aircraft engine with dual or optionally a single Bing 34mm slide carburetor. Produces 55 hp (41 kW) at 6200 rpm and has a factory rated TBO of 1000 hours. The 2703 has been largely supplanted in production by the Hirth 3202, but in 2009 was still available as a special order from the factory. [1] [3] [4]

Applications

2702
2703

Specifications (2702)

Data from Recreational Power Engineering [2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page G-3 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN   0-9680628-1-4
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Recreational Power Engineering (n.d.). "2702 2 cycle 40hp". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Recreational Power Engineering (n.d.). "2703 2 cycle 55hp". Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 72. BAI Communications. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1