Argus As 10 C, partially sectioned, showing some inner parts

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch and an Argus As 10 C side by side

Argus As 10 C

The Argus As 10 was a German-designed and built "low power" aircraft engine, used mainly in training aircraft like Arado Ar 66 and Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser and small low range reconnaissance & communications aircraft like Fieseler Fi 156 Storch during and shortly after WWII. Argus Motoren was a German aircraft engine manufacturing firm, known for their series of small inverted_V engines and the pulsejet used on the V1 flying bomb. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A trainer is a training aircraft used to develop piloting, navigational or weapon-aiming skills in flight crew. ... Arado Ar 66 c The Arado Ar 66 was developed in 1933 and was a very successful single engined double seat training biplane. ... The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a small liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. ...

It was first built in 1928.

It was later re-developed and renamed as Argus As 401.

Specifications (Argus As 10 C)

General characteristics

• Type: 8-cylinder, air-cooled, 90º inverted Vee piston aircraft engine
• Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
• Stroke: 140 mm (5.5 in)
• Displacement: 12.667 l (773 in³)
• Dry weight: 213 kg (470 lb)

Components

• Valvetrain: Two valves per cylinder.
• Fuel system: Two Sun carburetors adapted for acobatics
• Cooling system: Air

Performance

• Power output:
  
  • 179 kW (240 hp) at 2,000 rpm
• 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)
• Power-to-weight ratio: 0.835 kW/kg (0.51 hp/lb)

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See also

• Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
• Arado Ar 66
• Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser
• Argus Motoren

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a small liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. ... Arado Ar 66 c The Arado Ar 66 was developed in 1933 and was a very successful single engined double seat training biplane. ... Argus Motoren was a German aircraft engine manufacturing firm, known for their series of small inverted_V engines and the pulsejet used on the V1 flying bomb. ...

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