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| As 10 | |
|---|---|
| Argus As 10 installed in a Fieseler Storch at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford | |
| Type | |
| Manufacturer | Argus Motoren |
| First run | 1928 |
| Major applications | Fieseler Fi 156 Focke-Wulf Fw 56 |
| Number built | 28,700 |
The Argus As 10 was a German-designed and built, air-cooled 90° cylinder bank-angle inverted V8 'low power' aircraft engine, used mainly in training aircraft such as the Arado Ar 66 and Focke-Wulf Fw 56Stösser and other small short-range reconnaissance and communications aircraft like the Fieseler Fi 156Storch during, and shortly after World War II. It was first built in 1928.[1]
- 3Specifications (Argus As 10 C)
- 5References
Variants[edit]
- As 10C
- As 10C-1
- As 10E
- Optional-output version of the As 10C, delivered with either a 240 PS (177 kW) or 270 PS (199 kW) rating (achieved by increasing maximum rpm).
- As 10E-2
- The proposed powerplant of the Pilatus P-1 trainer project.[2]
- As 401
- Supercharged As 10 with rated output at 3,000 m (9,843 ft), also fitted with hydraulically-actuated variable pitch propeller.
- Salmson 8As-00
- Postwar production of the Argus As 10 in France
- Salmson 8As-04
- Postwar production of the Argus As 10 in France
Applications[edit]
- Farman F.510 Monitor II[3]
- Fieseler Fi 156Storch
- Focke-Wulf Fw 56Stösser
- Kayaba Ka-1Imperial Japanese Army Observation autogiro
- Messerschmitt Bf 108Taifun
Specifications (Argus As 10 C)[edit]
Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1938.[4]
General characteristics
- Type: inverted V-8, air-cooled, 90° piston engine
- Bore: 120 mm (4.724 in)
- Stroke: 140 mm (5.512 in)
- Displacement: 12.667 l (772.99 cu in)
- Length: 1,105 mm (43.50 in)
- Width: 880 mm (34.65 in)
- Height: 936 mm (36.85 in)
- Dry weight: 213 kg (470 lb) dry
Components
- Valvetrain: Two valves per cylinder.
- Fuel system: Two Sun carburetors adapted for aerobatics
- Fuel type: 80 octane
- Oil system: Dry sump, one pressure pump and two scavenge pumps
- Cooling system: Air
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Performance
- Power output: 240 PS (176.52 kW) at 2,000 rpm (5-min. takeoff power)
- Specific power: 14.8 kW/L (0.31 hp/in³)
- Compression ratio: 5.9:1
- Specific fuel consumption: 235 gr/(hp*h); 0.518 lb/(hp*h)
- Oil consumption: 0.010 kg/kW/hr (0.0176 lb/hp/hr)
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.835 kW/kg (0.51 hp/lb)
See also[edit]
Related lists
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References[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argus As 10. |
Notes[edit]
- ^Gunston 1989, p.16.
- ^Eichenberger, Roland (1989). Pilatus Flugzeuge: 1939–1989 (in German). Stans: Pilatus Flugzeugwerk.
- ^https://www.aviafrance.com/aviafrance1.php?ID=4603&ID_CONSTRUCTEUR=501&ANNEE=0&ID_MISSION=0&MOTCLEF=
- ^Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938. London: Sampson, Low & Martin company Limited. 1938.
Bibliography[edit]
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- Eichenberger, Roland (1989). Pilatus Flugzeuge: 1939–1989 (in German). Stans: Pilatus Flugzeugwerk.
- Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN1-85260-163-9
- Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN0-517-67964-7