Polish Aviation Museum Cracow

31-864 Kraków,
al. Jana Pawła II 39
phone: (12) 640 99 60,
(12) 642 40 70
e-mail: info@muzeumlotnictwa.pl

a cultural institution of the Malopolska Region

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Aircraft engine: Argus As-8 (cross section)

Germany
inline engine
1929/1930

Configuration	4-cylinder inverted inline
Cooling	air-cooled
Displacement	6.3 l (366 cu. in)
Compression ratio	5.3
Weight	113 kg (249 lb)
Maximum power	95 hp at 1,600 rpm
Climb power	80 hp at 1,400 rpm

The engine was designed at the Argus Motoren Gesellschaft under the supervision of Dr M. Christian. It was used in the Albatros L.101 aircraft, which took part in the Challenge contest in 1930.

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