Argus As 8
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The Argus As 8 was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline aircraft engine produced in Germany by Argus Motoren in the 1930s.
Variants
- As 8A
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- As 8B
- A more powerful variant developing Script error: No such module "convert". maximum for 5 minutes, Script error: No such module "convert". continuous.
- As 8R
- A variant produced for sport aircraft, particularly for competition use, developing Script error: No such module "convert". for take-off. Featuring:
- Increased compression ratio, from 5.36 to 5.8
- Improved cooling by increasing the numbers of cooling fins at the cylinder head and the cylinder body
- Increasing the heat dispersing area of the pistons
- Improved crankcase and oil cooling
- Improved cylinder charging
- Modified valve timing
Applications
- Albatros L 100
- Albatros Al 101
- Arado L II (As 8A)
- Arado L IIa (As 8R)
- Baumgärtl Heliofly III
- BFW M.23
- BFW M.27
- BFW M.29
- BFW M.35
- Blohm & Voss Ha 136
- Comte AC-12 Moskito
- Darmstadt D-22
- DFS 40
- Focke-Wulf Fw 44
- Heinkel He 64
- Heinkel He 72
- Klemm L 25E
- Klemm Kl 32
- Raab-Katzenstein RK.25/32
- Ruhrtaler Ru.3
Specifications (As 8B)
Data from Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944,[1] Argus AS-8R[2]
General characteristics
- Type: 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine
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Components
- Valvetrain: Overhead valves operated by pushrods and rockers
- Fuel system: One down-draught carburretor
- Fuel type: 80 Octane Aviation gasoline
- Oil system: Pressure feed at Template:Cvt
- Cooling system: Air-cooled
Performance
- Power output:
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- Template:Cvt at 2,150 rpm (30 minutes) at sea level
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- Oil consumption: Template:Cvt at maximum continuous rpm
- Power-to-weight ratio: Template:Cvt
- B.M.E.P.: Template:Cvt
See also
Comparable engines
- Alfa Romeo 110
- Blackburn Cirrus Major
- de Havilland Gipsy Major
- Elizalde Tigre IV
- Hirth HM 504
- Menasco C4
Related lists
References
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Further reading
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