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

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such as the Arado Ar 66 and

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and other small short-range reconnaissance and communications aircraft like the

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch The Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'' (, "stork") is a liaison aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Fieseler. Its nickname of '' Storch'' was derived from the lengthy legs of its main landing gear, which gave the aircraft ...

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

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* AGO Ao 192 * Arado Ar 66 *

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* Dornier Do 12 * Farman F.510 Monitor II *

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* Gotha Go 145 * Henschel Hs 121 * Kayaba Ka-1

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Observation

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* Klemm Kl 151 * Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun * Rogozarski SIM-XIV-H * Siebel Si 201

Specifications (Argus As 10 C)

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