Argus As I

Argus As I
	Argus As I on display at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim
Type	Piston aero-engine
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Argus
First run	c.1911
Major applications	Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
Produced	c.1911-1913
Developed from	Argus 70 hp

The Argus As I was a four-cylinder, water-cooled, aircraft engine produced in Germany by Argus Motoren from 1911 until about 1913.

The engine saw widespread use in aircraft in pre-war Germany and initially was also sold under the brand name 'Aviatik' of the Automobil und Aviatik AG.^[1] It also was license produced in France by Automobiles Rossel and sold in France under the brand names 'Aviatik' and 'Aviatic-Rossel' by Louis Clément, the local sales representative of the Automobil und Aviatik AG.^[2]^[3]

^ Aviatik-Flugzeuge, 1911, pp. 18-20 (see also Krzyzan; Steinle. 1989, pp. 86-88)
^ Flugsport 1/1912, pp. 14–15
^ Österreichische Flug-Zeitschrift, 1914

[Aviatik1911-1] Aviatik-Flugzeuge, 1911, pp. 18-20 (see also Krzyzan; Steinle. 1989, pp. 86-88)

[2] Flugsport 1/1912, pp. 14–15

[3] Österreichische Flug-Zeitschrift, 1914

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