The Argus As 10 was a

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-designed and built, air-cooled 90° cylinder bank-angle inverted V8 "low power"

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, used mainly in training aircraft such as the

Arado Ar 66 The Arado Ar 66 was a German single-engined, two-seat training biplane, developed in 1933. It was also used for night ground-attack missions on the Eastern Front. It was engineer Walter Rethel's last design in collaboration with Arado, before ...

and Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser and other small short-range reconnaissance and communications aircraft like the

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch The Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'' (, " stork") was a German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II. Production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. It was notable for its excellent short f ...

during, and shortly after World War II. It was first built in 1928.

Variants

;As 10C: ;As 10C-1: ;As 10E:Optional-output version of the As 10C, delivered with either a or rating (achieved by increasing maximum rpm). ;As 10E-2:The proposed powerplant of the Pilatus P-1 trainer project. ;As 401:Supercharged As 10 with rated output at , also fitted with hydraulically actuated variable pitch propeller. ;Salmson 8As-00:Postwar production of the Argus As 10 in France ;Salmson 8As-04:Postwar production of the Argus As 10 in France

Applications

Lufthansa Messerschmitt Bf-108B-1 Taifun D-EBEI OTT 2013 02 Argus As 10c

AGO Ao 192 The Ago Ao 192 ''Kurier'' was a small German twin-engined aircraft designed and built by AGO Flugzeugwerke in the 1930s. A small production run of six aircraft followed three prototypes, these being used as transports. Development and design Th ...

* Arado Ar 76 *

Dornier Do 12 The Dornier Do 12 ''Libelle'' III ("Dragonfly III") was the third of a line of small German flying boats of the 1930s. It started with the Dornier A Libelle I and the Dornier A Libelle II, though the Do 12 was not a continuation, but an entir ...

* Farman F.510 Monitor II *

* Focke-Wulf Fw 56 Stösser *

Focke-Wulf Fw 58 The Focke-Wulf Fw 58 ''Weihe'' ( Harrier) was a German aircraft, built to fill a request by the ''Luftwaffe'' for a multi-role aircraft, to be used as an advanced trainer for pilots, gunners and radio operators. Design and development The Fw ...

* Gotha Go 145 *

Henschel Hs 121 The Henschel Hs 121 was the first aircraft built by the German Henschel company. It was a high-wing monoplane with an inline engine, fixed undercarriage and single, open cockpit, designed as an advanced trainer. Only one aircraft was produced, i ...

Kayaba Ka-1 The Kayaba Ka-1 and Ka-2 were Japanese autogyros, seeing service during World War II for artillery spotting. Design and development The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) developed the Ka-1 autogyro for reconnaissance, artillery-spotting, and anti-s ...

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Observation

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Klemm Kl 151 The Klemm Kl 151 was a German prototype light passenger aircraft designed by Dr. Hanns Klemm and chief engineer Carl Bucher during World War II. Only one model was built. Development In 1940 Klemm received a request from the Reich Air Ministry ...

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun The Messerschmitt Bf 108 ''Taifun'' (English: "Typhoon") was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the 1930s. The Bf 108 was of all-metal construction. Design and development Originally desi ...

* Rogozarski SIM-XIV-H *

Siebel Si 201 The Siebel Si 201 was a German air observation post and army cooperation aircraft, designed and built by Siebel. Evaluated against other types, the Si 201 did not enter production and only two prototypes were built. Design and development Designe ...

Specifications (Argus As 10 C)

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