The Hirth F-36 is a
single-cylinder,
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston, one up and one down, in one revolution of the crankshaft in contrast to a four-stroke engine which re ...
,
carburetted aircraft engine designed for use on
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and Aircraft flight control system, conventional three-a ...
, especially
powered paragliders and
ultralight trikes. It is noted for its extremely small equipped weight of including exhaust system, reduction drive and carburetor. It is manufactured by
Hirth of Germany.
The F-36 was formerly known as the Solo 210, before the design was purchased by Hirth.
Development
The engine uses free air cooling, single
capacitor discharge ignition, with a single integral pump-type carburettor. The cylinder walls are electrochemically coated with
Nikasil. Standard starting is
recoil start with electric start optional. A quadruple V belt reduction drive system is an option with ratios of 1.8:1, 2.0:1 or 2.5:1.
The engine runs on a 50:1 pre-mix of
unleaded 93 octane auto fuel and oil and produces at 6000 rpm.
Applications
Specifications (F-36)
References
External links
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Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
Two-stroke aircraft piston engines