The Argus 140/150 hp 6-cylinderaircraft engine from 1913 was a six-cylinder, water cooled inline engine built by the German Argus Motoren company from 1913 to 1914.
Argus 140/150 hp 6-cylinder
Argus 140/150 hp 6-cylinder aircraft engine, intake side
The engine design evolved from earlier four- and six-cylinder Argus engines and was produced in a 140/150 hp and a 120/130 hp variant with cylinder dimensions of 140 mm × 140 mm (5.5 in × 5.5 in) and 130 mm × 140 mm (5.1 in × 5.5 in) bore and stroke respectively.[1] It was used in some German prewar racing aircraft and, most notably, also powered some of the Sikorsky Ilya Muromets aircraft.[2]
The engine design however was relatively short lived and was succeeded already in 1914 by a new line-up of completely redesigned six-cylinder engines ranging from 120 to 200 hp, of which the 120 hp Argus As II became the most well known.
The first mentioning of the 150 hp six-cylinder Argus engine being offered in the Jeannin-Stahltaube can be found in early 1913.[3] The engine had the same 140 mm (5.5 in) bore and stroke as the older 100 hp four-cylinder Argus engine and was said to develop up to 150 hp (110 kW) at 1,400 rpm.[4][5][6]
Argus 150 hp six-cylinder aircraft engine, c.1914, exhaust side
Compared with the preceding Argus six-cylinder engines once again the external components have been rearranged.[4] Besides that the design of the engine remained largely similar to the preceding Argus engines.
The 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 pushrods and rocker arms from the camshaft 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.
Two Cudell-G.A.-carburettors were placed centrally on the left side of the engine in close proximity to each other. A heating jacket, integrated into the coolant circulation, enclosed both carburettors, which fed separately into the two intake pipes of the intake manifold. The intake manifold was made out of cast aluminum and consisted of two separate intake pipes, which fed into single distribution pipe, which then connected to all three cylinder pairs.
The pistons were made of cast iron and had two piston rings.[4] Each cylinder pair was fixated to the crankcase by six bolts. The cylinders were axially offset to the crankshaft, which was supported by two inner plain bearings and two outer ball bearings.
The crankcase was made of aluminum and cast in separate upper and lower half parts, with the upper half having six mounting arms cast into it.[4] The engine case was divided into three separate chambers by internal walls at the inner crankshaft bearings, with each chamber having a separate breather on the right hand side. Compared to the earlier 115 hp six-cylinder Argus the engine case had been slightly redesigned, with most notably the pedestals being elongated to accommodate for the additional height of the oil- and water pump assembly.
The centrifugal water pump has been moved to the lower right at the control side of the engine, mounted together with the oil pump on a transverse shaft, which was driven by helical gears from the crankshaft end. The water pump fed the coolant to the water cooled cylinders as well as to the carburettor's heating jacket from the left side. Lubrication was done by a combination of splash lubrication and additional forced lubrication of the plain bearings with fresh oil fed by the oil pump.
The two magnetos were mounted with their shafts in parallel to the engine, with one magneto placed on either side at the control end. The magnetos were driven via spur gears from the camshaft gear and from the crankshaft via an intermediate idler gear respectively.
^Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt, issue 12/1914, p. IX
^Deutsche Luftfahrer-Zeitschrift, issue 7/1914, p. 158
^Béjeuhr, 1914, p. 243, Note: The cylinder dimensions can be inferred by the formula L = 10.5 V (see v. Mises, 1914, p. 192) for estimated power L (listed as 117.1 hp) and displacement V
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Joachimczyk, Alfred Marcel (1914). "Neuere Deutsche Flugmotoren". Der Motorwagen, XVII. Jahrgang, 1914 (in German). Berlin: Krayn: 538–540. OCLC 4551189.
"Der 150 PS Sechszylinder Argus-Flugmotor". Flugsport (in German). Jahrgang 1914 (7). Frankfurt am Main: Redaktion und Verlag Flugsport: 278–281. 1914.
Huth, Fritz (1914). Motoren für Flugzeuge und Luftschiffe (in German). Berlin: R. C. Schmidt & co. p. 188. OCLC 11492610.
Khajrulin, M.A. (2018). Legendarnyj "Ilja Muromets". Pervyj tjazhelyj bombardirovschik (in Russian). Moscow: Jauza. pp. 40–45. ISBN978-5-04-091056-4.
Jane, Fred T. (1913). Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1913 : a reprint of the 1913 edition of All the world's air-craft. New York: Arco Publishing Co., 1969. pp. 8c. OCLC 943875.
"Einige neuere Flugzeugkonstruktionen". Deutsche Luftfahrer-Zeitschrift (in German). 17 (2). Berlin: Klasing & Co.: 36–37 1913. OCLC 29889214.
"Teilnehmer am Prinz-Heinrich-Flug 1914". Deutsche Luftfahrer-Zeitschrift (in German). 18 (7). Berlin: Klasing & Co.: 158 1914. OCLC 29889214.
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"Neueste Fernflüge mit Argus 6 Cyl.-Motoren". Zeitschrift für Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt (in German). 5 (12): IX. June 27, 1914. OCLC 1606129.
Angle, Glenn Dale (1921). Airplane Engine Encyclopedia: An Alphabetically Arranged Compilation Of All Available Data On The World's Airplane Engines. Otterbein Press. pp. 51-52. OL 23525261M.
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The Argus 140 150 hp 6 cylinder aircraft engine from 1913 was a six cylinder water cooled inline engine built by the German Argus Motoren company from 1913 to 1914 Argus 140 150 hp 6 cylinder Argus 140 150 hp 6 cylinder aircraft engine intake side Type Piston inline aero engine National origin Germany Manufacturer Argus Motoren First run c 1913 Major applications Sikorsky Ilya Muromets Kievsky No 128 Developed from Argus As I Argus 115 hp Developed into Argus As II The engine design evolved from earlier four and six cylinder Argus engines and was produced in a 140 150 hp and a 120 130 hp variant with cylinder dimensions of 140 mm 140 mm 5 5 in 5 5 in and 130 mm 140 mm 5 1 in 5 5 in bore and stroke respectively 1 It was used in some German prewar racing aircraft and most notably also powered some of the Sikorsky Ilya Muromets aircraft 2 The engine design however was relatively short lived and was succeeded already in 1914 by a new line up of completely redesigned six cylinder engines ranging from 120 to 200 hp of which the 120 hp Argus As II became the most well known Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Applications 4 Specifications Argus 140 150 hp 4 1 General characteristics 4 2 Components 4 3 Performance 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 BibliographyDesign and development editThe first mentioning of the 150 hp six cylinder Argus engine being offered in the Jeannin Stahltaube can be found in early 1913 3 The engine had the same 140 mm 5 5 in bore and stroke as the older 100 hp four cylinder Argus engine and was said to develop up to 150 hp 110 kW at 1 400 rpm 4 5 6 nbsp Argus 150 hp six cylinder aircraft engine c 1914 exhaust side Compared with the preceding Argus six cylinder engines once again the external components have been rearranged 4 Besides that the design of the engine remained largely similar to the preceding Argus engines The 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 pushrods and rocker arms from the camshaft 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 Two Cudell G A carburettors were placed centrally on the left side of the engine in close proximity to each other A heating jacket integrated into the coolant circulation enclosed both carburettors which fed separately into the two intake pipes of the intake manifold The intake manifold was made out of cast aluminum and consisted of two separate intake pipes which fed into single distribution pipe which then connected to all three cylinder pairs The pistons were made of cast iron and had two piston rings 4 Each cylinder pair was fixated to the crankcase by six bolts The cylinders were axially offset to the crankshaft which was supported by two inner plain bearings and two outer ball bearings The crankcase was made of aluminum and cast in separate upper and lower half parts with the upper half having six mounting arms cast into it 4 The engine case was divided into three separate chambers by internal walls at the inner crankshaft bearings with each chamber having a separate breather on the right hand side Compared to the earlier 115 hp six cylinder Argus the engine case had been slightly redesigned with most notably the pedestals being elongated to accommodate for the additional height of the oil and water pump assembly The centrifugal water pump has been moved to the lower right at the control side of the engine mounted together with the oil pump on a transverse shaft which was driven by helical gears from the crankshaft end The water pump fed the coolant to the water cooled cylinders as well as to the carburettor s heating jacket from the left side Lubrication was done by a combination of splash lubrication and additional forced lubrication of the plain bearings with fresh oil fed by the oil pump The two magnetos were mounted with their shafts in parallel to the engine with one magneto placed on either side at the control end The magnetos were driven via spur gears from the camshaft gear and from the crankshaft via an intermediate idler gear respectively Variants editArgus 120 130 hp six cylinder 2 1913 1914 120 130 hp 130 mm 140 mm 5 1 in 5 5 in bore and stroke 1 Argus 140 150 hp six cylinder 2 1913 1914 140 150 hp 140 mm 140 mm 5 5 in 5 5 in bore and stroke 1 Applications editAviatik P 14 Argus 120 130 hp e g Aviatik biplane of Willy Truck in German South West Africa 7 Jeannin Stahltaube e g Argus 120 130 hp Prinz Heinrich Flug 1914 No 24 with pilot Rene Freindt 8 9 Sikorsky Ilya Muromets No 128 two Argus 140 hp and two Argus 125 hp engines 2 Specifications Argus 140 150 hp edit nbsp Argus 150 hp six cylinder aircraft engine c 1914 control side Data from Huth 5 General characteristics Type six cylinder water cooled in line piston engine Bore 140 mm 5 51 in Stroke 140 mm 5 51 in Displacement 12 9 L 790 cu in Dry weight 250 kg 551 lb Components Valvetrain Cam in block OHV Cooling system Water cooled Performance Power output 150 hp 110 kW at 1 400 rpmSee also editRelated development Argus As I Argus 115 hp Argus As II Related lists List of aircraft enginesReferences editNotes edit a b c Joachimczyk 1914 pp 538 540 a b c d Khajrulin 2018 p 40 Deutsche Luftfahrer Zeitschrift issue 2 1913 p 37 a b c d Flugsport issue 7 1914 pp 278 281 a b Huth 1914 p 188 Jane 1913 p 8c Zeitschrift fur Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt issue 12 1914 p IX Deutsche Luftfahrer Zeitschrift issue 7 1914 p 158 Bejeuhr 1914 p 243 Note The cylinder dimensions can be inferred by the formula L 10 5 V see v Mises 1914 p 192 for estimated power L listed as 117 1 hp and displacement V Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argus 140 150 hp Joachimczyk Alfred Marcel 1914 Neuere Deutsche Flugmotoren Der Motorwagen XVII Jahrgang 1914 in German Berlin Krayn 538 540 OCLC 4551189 Der 150 PS Sechszylinder Argus Flugmotor Flugsport in German Jahrgang 1914 7 Frankfurt am Main Redaktion und Verlag Flugsport 278 281 1914 Huth Fritz 1914 Motoren fur Flugzeuge und Luftschiffe in German Berlin R C Schmidt amp co p 188 OCLC 11492610 Khajrulin M A 2018 Legendarnyj Ilja Muromets Pervyj tjazhelyj bombardirovschik in Russian Moscow Jauza pp 40 45 ISBN 978 5 04 091056 4 Jane Fred T 1913 Jane s all the world s aircraft 1913 a reprint of the 1913 edition of All the world s air craft New York Arco Publishing Co 1969 pp 8c OCLC 943875 Einige neuere Flugzeugkonstruktionen Deutsche Luftfahrer Zeitschrift in German 17 2 Berlin Klasing amp Co 36 37 1913 OCLC 29889214 Teilnehmer am Prinz Heinrich Flug 1914 Deutsche Luftfahrer Zeitschrift in German 18 7 Berlin Klasing amp Co 158 1914 OCLC 29889214 Bejeuhr Paul 1914 Prinz Heinrich Flug 1914 Deutsche Luftfahrer Zeitschrift in German 18 11 Berlin Klasing amp Co 243 252 OCLC 29889214 v Mises R 1914 Die Ergebnisse des Prinz Heinrich Fluges 1914 Zeitschrift fur Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt in German 5 12 188 192 OCLC 1606129 Neueste Fernfluge mit Argus 6 Cyl Motoren Zeitschrift fur Flugtechnik und Motorluftschiffahrt in German 5 12 IX June 27 1914 OCLC 1606129 Angle Glenn Dale 1921 Airplane Engine Encyclopedia An Alphabetically Arranged Compilation Of All Available Data On The World s Airplane Engines Otterbein Press pp 51 52 OL 23525261M nbsp This aircraft engine article is missing some or all of its specifications If you have a source you can help Wikipedia by adding them Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Argus 140 150 hp amp oldid 1167203950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
