Arado W 2
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Role | Seaplane Trainer Type of aircraft |
Manufacturer | Arado |
First flight | 1928 |
Primary user | Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule |
Number built | 2 |
The Arado W 2 was a two-seat twin-engine seaplane trainer developed for the DVS in 1928. It was a cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage that accommodated the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. The undercarriage consisted of two pontoons carried on steel struts.
Specifications
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Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2=
- Length: 12.55 m (41 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
- Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 53.8 m2 (579 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.12 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 82 kW (110 hp) each
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Minimum control speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
- Service ceiling: 2,060 m (6,760 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1 m/s (200 ft/min)
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 35 minutes
- Wing loading: 37 kg/m2 (7.6 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.0812 kW/kg (0.0494 hp/lb)
References
- ^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 129c.
Further reading
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 73.
- World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73
External links
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