Argus As 8

As 8
Argus As 8 aircraft engine
Type Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer Argus Motoren




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
Initial production version 71 kW (95 hp) maximum for 5 minutes, 60 kW (80 hp) continuous.
As 8B
A more powerful variant developing 101 kW (135 hp) maximum for 5 minutes, 86 kW (115 hp) continuous.
As 8R
A variant produced for sport aircraft, particularly for competition use, developing 110 kW (150 hp) for take-off. Featuring:

Applications

Specifications (As 8B)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Comparable engines
Related lists

References

  1. "Argus AS-8 R:". he64.info. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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Gunston, Bill (1986). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens. p. 15. 

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