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Argus As 10

Manufacturer: Argus
Developed: 1928
Type: 8-cylinder, 90º inverted Vee piston aircraft engine
Bore: 120 mm (4.72 in)
Stroke: 140 mm (5.5 in)
Displacement: 12.667 l (773 in³)
Length: N/A
Dry weight: 213 kg (470 lb)

Components:
– Valvetrain: Two valves per cylinder
– Fuel system: Two Sun carburetors adapted for aerobatics
– Cooling system: Air

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)


Applications:
Arado Ar 66
Arado Ar 76
– Dornier Do 12
Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser
Focke-Wulf Fw 58
Gotha Go 145
Henschel Hs 121
– Klemm Kl 151
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
– Kayaba Ka-1 Imperial Japanese Army Observation autogiro
– Rogozarski SIM-XIV-H

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