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ARADO PROJECT I
1945
 
FIGHTER - CONCEPT
  
     
 
 
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DATA
  
 
ARADO PROJECT I
 (PERFORMANCE DATA ESTIMATED)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - CONCEPT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 GERMANY
MANUFACTURER :
 Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH
FIRST FLIGHT :
 --
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 0 - (January/March 1945 Concept Proposal Only)
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 60 ft 4 in (18.40 m)
LENGTH :
 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 6 in (3.80 m)
WING AREA :
 807 sq ft (75.0 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 20,502 lbs (9300 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 32,407 lbs (14700 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 34,611 lbs (15700 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 2 x 30mm MK 213 cannons in Nose;
 
 2 x 30mm MK 108 Upward-Firing cannons Behind Cockpit;
 
 2 x 30mm MK 213 Rearward-Firing cannons in tail;
BOMB LOAD :
 2 x 1,102 lbs (500 kg) Bombs
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Heinkel HeS 011A Turbojet Engine, Rated at 2,865 lbs
 
 (1300 kP) of Thrust
CREW :
 3 - Pilot, Radar Operator, and Navigator
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 503 mph (810 km/h) at 29,500 ft (9000 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 --
LANDING SPEED :
 --
CLIMB RATE :
 38 ft/sec (11.6 m/sec);
RANGE :
 Endurance of 3.15 hrs at 279 mph (450 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6000 m)
SERVICE CEILING :
 41,300 ft (12600 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Schick, Walter & Meyer, Ingolf; Luftwaffe Secret Projects Fighters 1939-1945. England:Midland Publishing Limited. 1994, 1997. ISBN 1-85780-052-4.

  
 
     
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