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The crankcase was made of aluminum and cast in separate upper and lower half parts, with the upper half having four mounting arms cast into it. Each cylinder pair was fixated to the crankcase by ten bolts. The crankshaft was supported by two outer ball bearings and one intermediate plain bearing.
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on the left side of the engine. The intake valves were oriented to the center of each cylinder pair, and their intake ducts were conjoined within the casting into a single external port facing to the left side of the engine. The intake manifold was made of cast aluminum and a single
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contest for aviation engines, where it was rated down to the maximum allowed 115 hp (86 kW) by throttling it to 1,100 rpm. The engine suffered a piston fracture caused by a torn off valve disk. Since the replacement engine was not available, and the engine according to
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The camshaft was driven from the crankshaft by spur gears at the control end, with generally all gears on the control end having been encapsulated. The engine had two spark plugs per cylinder and a single
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The engine cylinders were of cast iron, cast in pairs of two cylinders, with the cooling jackets integral in the casting. There were two overhead valves per cylinder, which were operated via
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It had a bore and stroke of 155 mm × 165 mm (6.1 in × 6.5 in) and was rated 140–150 hp (100–110 kW) at 1,250–1,300 rpm.
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The general design of the engine was carried over from the preceding four-cylinder Argus engines, such as the 100 hp (75 kW)
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was at disadvantage due to its power, it was retracted from the competition.
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The Argus 140/150 hp first can be found in a 1911 brochure of the
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Argus 140/150 hp four-cylinder aircraft engine, intake side
781: 127:. In April 1912 it was also presented at the "ALA" ( 735: 622: 176:In 1912, the engine has also been submitted to the 780:. If you have a source, you can help Knowledge by 210:four-cylinder, water-cooled in-line piston engine 374: 372: 370: 368: 366: 364: 362: 360: 597: 8: 760: 604: 590: 582: 396:Laudahn, March 1913, p.528, Engine No. 14c 387:Angle, 1921, p. 50-51, listed as 'Type IV' 776:article is missing some (or all) of its 563:Krzyzan, Marian; Steinle, Holger (1989). 344: 305:140 hp (100 kW) at 1,250 rpm 18: 456:Motoren für Flugzeuge und Luftschiffe 7: 129:Allgemeine Luftfahrzeug-Ausstellung 16:1910s German piston aircraft engine 237:12.45 L (760 cu in) 14: 764: 476:"Die Flugmotorern auf der "ALA"" 27: 565:Die Jeannin-Stahltaube A.180/14 474:Quittner, Victor (April 1912). 405:Laudahn, April 1913, pp. 24–36 1: 801:1910s aircraft piston engines 434:. Otterbein Press. pp.  822: 567:. Herford; Bonn: Mittler. 520:Laudahn, W. (April 1913). 497:Laudahn, W. (March 1913). 428:Angle, Glenn Dale (1921). 255:726 mm (28.6 in) 249:495 mm (19.5 in) 243:1,220 mm (48 in) 264:190 kg (419 lb) 228:165 mm (6.5 in) 219:155 mm (6.1 in) 107:from 1911, also known as 35: 26: 21: 550:Automobil und Aviatik AG 333:List of aircraft engines 131:) exhibition in Berlin. 125:Automobil und Aviatik AG 414:Huth, 1914, pp. 73, 188 202:General characteristics 159:Cudell-G.A.-carburettor 806:Argus aircraft engines 119:Design and development 378:Quittner, 1912, p. 41 102:Argus 140/150 hp 453:Huth, Fritz (1914). 315:Related development 789: 788: 758: 757: 552:. 1911. pp.  545:Aviatik-Flugzeuge 352:Aviatik-Flugzeuge 98: 97: 22:Argus 140/150 hp 813: 768: 761: 616:aircraft engines 606: 599: 592: 583: 578: 557: 537: 514: 491: 468: 447: 415: 412: 406: 403: 397: 394: 388: 385: 379: 376: 355: 349: 89: 59: 31: 19: 821: 820: 816: 815: 814: 812: 811: 810: 791: 790: 774:aircraft engine 759: 754: 731: 618: 610: 575: 562: 542: 519: 496: 473: 452: 427: 424: 419: 418: 413: 409: 404: 400: 395: 391: 386: 382: 377: 358: 350: 346: 341: 312: 299: 290:Cooling system: 271: 204: 191: 161:was installed. 121: 105:aircraft engine 87: 58:National origin 57: 17: 12: 11: 5: 819: 817: 809: 808: 803: 793: 792: 787: 786: 778:specifications 769: 756: 755: 753: 752: 747: 741: 739: 733: 732: 730: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 628: 626: 624:Piston engines 620: 619: 611: 609: 608: 601: 594: 586: 580: 579: 573: 559: 558: 539: 538: 516: 515: 493: 492: 470: 469: 449: 448: 423: 420: 417: 416: 407: 398: 389: 380: 356: 343: 342: 340: 337: 336: 335: 324: 323: 311: 308: 307: 306: 298: 295: 294: 293: 287: 270: 267: 266: 265: 256: 250: 244: 238: 229: 220: 211: 203: 200: 190: 189:Specifications 187: 120: 117: 96: 95: 90: 88:Developed from 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 60: 54: 53: 42: 38: 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 818: 807: 804: 802: 799: 798: 796: 785: 783: 779: 775: 770: 767: 763: 762: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 738: 734: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 629: 627: 625: 621: 617: 614: 607: 602: 600: 595: 593: 588: 587: 584: 576: 574:3-8132-0313-1 570: 566: 561: 560: 555: 551: 548:(in German). 547: 546: 541: 540: 535: 531: 527: 523: 518: 517: 512: 508: 504: 500: 495: 494: 489: 485: 481: 477: 472: 471: 466: 462: 458: 457: 451: 450: 445: 441: 437: 433: 432: 426: 425: 421: 411: 408: 402: 399: 393: 390: 384: 381: 375: 373: 371: 369: 367: 365: 363: 361: 357: 353: 348: 345: 338: 334: 331: 330: 329: 328: 327:Related lists 322: 319: 318: 317: 316: 309: 304: 303:Power output: 301: 300: 296: 291: 288: 286: 282: 279: 277: 273: 272: 268: 263: 261: 257: 254: 251: 248: 245: 242: 239: 236: 234: 230: 227: 225: 221: 218: 216: 212: 209: 206: 205: 201: 199: 198: 195: 188: 186: 184: 183:Argus Motoren 179: 174: 172: 166: 162: 160: 155: 151: 147: 142: 140: 135: 132: 130: 126: 118: 116: 114: 113:Argus Motoren 110: 109:Argus Type IV 106: 103: 94: 91: 86: 85: 81: 78: 77: 74: 73:Argus Motoren 71: 69:Manufacturer 68: 67: 64: 61: 56: 55: 52: 49: 46: 43: 40: 39: 34: 30: 25: 20: 771: 564: 544: 526:Der Oelmotor 525: 503:Der Oelmotor 502: 480:Der Oelmotor 479: 455: 430: 422:Bibliography 410: 401: 392: 383: 351: 347: 326: 325: 314: 313: 302: 292:Water-cooled 289: 281:Cam-in-block 274: 258: 252: 246: 240: 233:Displacement 231: 222: 213: 207: 196: 193: 192: 175: 167: 163: 143: 136: 133: 128: 122: 108: 101: 99: 782:adding them 297:Performance 178:Kaiserpreis 150:rocker arms 51:aero engine 795:Categories 657:140/150 hp 652:120/130 hp 339:References 321:Argus As I 276:Valvetrain 269:Components 260:Dry weight 139:Argus As I 93:Argus As I 79:First run 737:Pulse jet 444:23525261M 194:Data from 152:from the 115:company. 465:11492610 310:See also 154:camshaft 146:pushrods 534:2449244 511:2449244 488:2449244 253:Height: 241:Length: 82:c.1911 63:Germany 750:As 044 745:As 014 727:As 413 722:As 412 717:As 411 712:As 410 707:As 402 702:As 401 672:As III 647:115 hp 642:110 hp 571:  532:  509:  486:  463:  442:  247:Width: 224:Stroke 48:inline 45:Piston 772:This 697:As 17 692:As 16 687:As 10 667:As II 637:70 hp 632:50 hp 613:Argus 554:18–20 436:50-51 208:Type: 171:Bosch 41:Type 682:As 8 677:As 5 662:As I 569:ISBN 530:OCLC 507:OCLC 484:OCLC 461:OCLC 215:Bore 197:Huth 148:and 100:The 285:OHV 797:: 524:. 501:. 478:. 440:OL 438:. 359:^ 283:, 141:. 784:. 605:e 598:t 591:v 577:. 556:. 536:. 513:. 490:. 467:. 446:. 278:: 262:: 235:: 226:: 217::

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