Trainerstwo-seat twin-engine seaplane trainer
Arado W 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- Category
- Trainers
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1928-01-01
- Length
- 12.56 m
- Wingspan
- 17.4 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 78 kt
- Max speed
- 78 kt
- Service ceiling
- 6,760 ft
- Rate of climb
- 200 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,409 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,527 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.12
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 41.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 57.1 ft
- Height
- 10.5 ft
- Number built
- 2
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.