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Argus As 410

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As 410
Preserved Argus As 410
Type Piston aircraft engine
Manufacturer Argus Motoren
First run 1937
Major applications Arado Ar 96
Focke-Wulf Fw 189
Number built c.28,700
Developed into Argus As 411

The Argus As 410 was a German air-cooled inverted V-12 aircraft engine that was first produced by Argus Motoren in 1938.[1]

Design and development

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The engine marked a departure from earlier Argus engines in that it had new construction techniques which gave the engine greater operating speeds and power. The engine featured smaller 105 mm x 115 mm cylinders with deep finned steel cooling slots, aluminum heads, geared supercharger, a steel alloy crankshaft and a magnesium alloy crankcase. The engine weighed approximately 315 kilograms (694 lb) and produced 465 metric horsepower (459 hp) (342 kW) at 3,100 rpm. Approximately 28,700 engines were produced.[2]

A distinctive feature is the finned spinner ahead of the propeller. This is driven by the airflow as a windmill, and used to power the actuator of the variable-pitch propeller.

The more powerful and refined Argus As 411 was developed from it.

Applications

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Specifications (Argus 410A)

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Data from Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944[3]

General characteristics

  • Type: 12-cylinder air-cooled inverted V engine
  • Bore: 105 mm (4.13 in)
  • Stroke: 115 mm (4.53 in)
  • Displacement: 11.949 L (729.2 cu in)
  • Length: 1,585 mm (62.40 in)
  • Width: 660 mm (25.98 in)
  • Height: 970 mm (38.19 in)
  • Dry weight: 315 kg (694 lb) dry, unequipped
336 kg (741 lb) wet, equipped

Components

  • Valvetrain: single exhaust and inlet overhead valves driven by pushrods and rockers
  • Supercharger: supercharger driven at 8.73:1, rated to 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  • Fuel system: Carburetor
  • Fuel type: 80 Octane / 87 Octane at 0.25 bar (4 psi)
  • Oil system: pressure fed at 2.5–10 bar (36–145 psi) with a 5 L (1.3 US gal; 1.1 imp gal) capacity
  • Cooling system: air

Performance

  • Power output:
  • 465 PS (459 hp; 342 kW) for takeoff at 3,100 rpm (1 minute) at sea level
  • 355 PS (350 hp; 261 kW) at 2,820 rpm (5 minutes) at sea level
  • 330 PS (325 hp; 243 kW) at 2,820 rpm (30 minutes) at sea level
  • 315 PS (311 hp; 232 kW) at 2,820 rpm (max. continuous / cruise) at sea level

See also

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Comparable engines

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1989). Jane's Fighting aircraft of World War II (1995 ed.). New York: Military Press. p. 286. ISBN 0517679647.
  2. ^ Gunston, Bill (1989). World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines (2nd ed.). Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-85260-163-8.
  3. ^ Schneider, Helmut (Dipl.Ing.) (1944). Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie 1944 (in German) (Facsimile reprint 1986 ed.). Leipzig: Herm. Beyer Verlag. p. 365. ISBN 381120484X.