Argus As 014

Paul Schmidt pulsejet SR500 (top)

The Argus As 014 was a pulse jet engine used on the German V-1 flying bomber of World War II. This was meant to be a simple model that would have been easy to make a lot of for not very much money. The engine was made from a sheet of steel that was rolled into a tube. A shutter was placed at one of the ends of the tube, along with a fuel valve and an igniter (something that lights things on fire).

It was thought that this could become a good power source for some last ditch German fighters during the last few days of World War II.

Argus As 014 Media

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  Diagram showing operation of a valved pulsejet

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  Sectioned AS 014 engine on display at the London Science Museum

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  An Fi 103R "manned V-1" at Neu Tramm

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  V-1 missiles on the Mittelbau-Dora production line with As 014 pulsejets installed