Language ID on Argus engine data plate

[Mikael Olrog]

Can anyone confirm which language it is on this data plate?

My guess is that it is Turkish.

The next obvious question is Why Turkish?

The third question is - How did it end up in Spain?

Could it have been an engine built to a Turkish order that was not delivered for some reason and then exported to Spain?

/Mikael

[Dénes Bernád]

Although I don't know Turkish, the text certainly looks Turkish to me.
Very interesting find...

[lilsis]

Hi yes, its turkish, the AC10C Serie 3 (III) based on the A8 4 cylinder from 1928, introduced in 1931, used in FI156 Storch round 28000 produced by 1945. How it came to spain????

greetings from germany "Sis

[Mikael Olrog]

Spain operated the Fiesler Storch with that engine, and there are several such engines in the Museo del Aire collection. I don't know if they all have Turkish connection or not.

/Mikael

[lilsis]

Hi Mikael,

this is what i know, maybe it help you a bit.
it can be a motor from a Gotha GO145 too , a Doppeldecker buildet by Gothaer Waggonfabrik. This company toke the Argus AS10C motor for the GO145. Buildet total 1182 planes with AS10C between 1936 and 1938.


Exportdatas : 30 GO145 to turkey 1936, 16 to Austria in 1937 , 21 to Spain while "SpainWar", 13 in 1939 to Romania, and another 10 in 1940.

Greetz "Sis

Sorry for my bad english, in german it will be a bit easier

[batura]

This must be the engine of one of the 43 Turkish built Gotha 145A's. All the production was done at Kayseri Tayyare Fabrikasi, except the engines. The engines were brought from Germany, however all their later overhauls were done at Kayseri. The Go145 left the Turkish service in 1947. Some of them may later be sold to Spain.