Fighters1940 fighter aircraft by Arado
Ar 240
The Arado Ar 240 was a German twin-engine, multi-role heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the Luftwaffe during World War II by Arado Flugzeugwerke. Its first flight was on 10 May 1940, but problems with the design hampered development, and it remained only marginally stable throughout the prototype phase. The project was eventually cancelled, with the existing airframes used for a variety of test purposes.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1940-06-25
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 300 kt
- Max speed
- 334 kt
- Range
- 1,100 nm
- Service ceiling
- 34,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,788 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 22,701 lb
- Empty weight
- 13,669 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 601E inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 42 ft
- Wingspan
- 43.8 ft
- Height
- 13 ft
- Number built
- 15
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.