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The Argus 411 was an air-cooled, inverted-V12 aircraft engine developed by
;As 411: A refined and more powerful version of the
Argus Motoren
''Argus Motoren'' was a German manufacturing firm known for their series of small inverted-V engines and the Argus As 014 pulsejet for the V-1 flying bomb.
History
Started in Berlin in 1906 as a Argus (automobile), subsidiary of Henri Jeannin's a ...
in Germany during World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.
Design and development
The As 411 was a refined and more powerful version of theArgus As 410
The Argus As 410 was a German air-cooled inverted V-12 aircraft engine that was first produced by Argus Motoren in 1938.
Design and development
The engine marked a departure from earlier Argus engines in that it had new construction techniques ...
. Most 411 production was undertaken by Renault
Renault S.A., commonly referred to as Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English), is a French Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company curr ...
in occupied Paris
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, these engines were used to power the Siebel Si 204
The Siebel Si 204 is a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed in World War II. It was based on the Siebel Fh 104 Hallore. Originally designed in response to a German Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany), Ministry of Aviation ...
and the postwar Dassault MD 315 Flamant
The Dassault MD 315 Flamant is a French light twin-engined transport airplane built shortly after World War II by Dassault Aviation for the French Air Force.
Design and development
Design work on a twin-engined light transport started in 1946 ...
. It developed 600 PS (592 hp, 441 kW) at 3,300 rpm
Following the end of World War II, Renault continued to manufacture the engine as the Renault 12S. After the merger of the French aircraft engine manufacturers into SNECMA
Safran Aircraft Engines, previously Snecma (''Société nationale d'études et de construction de moteurs d'aviation'') or Snecma Moteurs, is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in Courcouronnes and a subsidiary of Safran. It d ...
in 1945, production continued under the new designation SNECMA 12S.
Variants
;As 411: A refined and more powerful version of the Argus As 410
The Argus As 410 was a German air-cooled inverted V-12 aircraft engine that was first produced by Argus Motoren in 1938.
Design and development
The engine marked a departure from earlier Argus engines in that it had new construction techniques ...
.
;Renault 12S: Production of the As 411 after World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
in France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
;SNECMA 12S: (a.k.a. SNECMA Renault 12S) Designation change on the formation of SNECMA.
;SNECMA 12T: (a.k.a. SNECMA Renault 12T) Refined version of the 12S with new pistons, cylinders and revised induction system.
;SNECMA 12T-303:Dassault
Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault SAS (; also GIM Dassault or Dassault Group) is a French corporate group established in 1929 with the creation of Société des Avions Marcel Bloch (now Dassault Aviation) by Marcel Dassault, later led by his so ...
propeller
;SNECMA 12T-312: Ratier propeller
Applications
*Arado Ar 96
The Arado Ar 96 was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane of Aluminium, all-metal construction, designed and produced by the Nazi Germany, German aircraft manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke. It was the ''Luftwaffe''s standard advanced Trainer (aircra ...
* Breguet 892 Mercure (4 × 12S)
*Dassault MD 315 Flamant
The Dassault MD 315 Flamant is a French light twin-engined transport airplane built shortly after World War II by Dassault Aviation for the French Air Force.
Design and development
Design work on a twin-engined light transport started in 1946 ...
*Focke-Wulf Fw 189
The Focke-Wulf Fw 189 ''Uhu'' (Owl) is a twin-engine twin-boom tactical Aerial reconnaissance, reconnaissance and Liaison aircraft, army cooperation aircraft designed and produced by the Germany, German aircraft manufacturer Focke-Wulf. It was o ...
*Fouga CM.100
The Fouga CM.10 was an assault glider designed for the French Army shortly after World War II, capable of carrying 35 troops, later converted as a powered transport.
Design and development
The CM.10 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of conve ...
*Pilatus P-2
The Pilatus P-2 is a trainer aircraft designed and produced by Switzerland, Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft, Pilatus.
The development of the P-2 originates in the first half of the Second World War, during which time Pilatus has att ...
*Siebel Si 204
The Siebel Si 204 is a small twin-engined transport and trainer aircraft developed in World War II. It was based on the Siebel Fh 104 Hallore. Originally designed in response to a German Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany), Ministry of Aviation ...
* SNCAC NC.2001
* Sud Ouest S.O.93
Specifications (SNECMA 12S)
See also
References
Further reading
* {{Renault aeroengines Argus aircraft engines Aircraft air-cooled V piston engines 1940s aircraft piston engines Inverted V12 aircraft engines