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Arado Ar 69

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Top speed
  
184 km/h

Length
  
7.2 m

Manufacturer
  
Arado Flugzeugwerke

Wingspan
  
9 m

First flight
  
1933

The Arado Ar 69 was a two-seat German beginners school and sport biplane with an open cockpit, developed in 1933 by Arado Flugzeugwerke.

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Design & development

Three prototypes were built, the Ar 69 V1 and Ar 69 V2 were powered by 78 kW (105 hp) Hirth M504A engines and the V3 was powered by a BMW Bramo Sh.14a radial engine. Featuring swept wings constructed from wood and a welded steel tube fuselage, the V1 and V2 represented the planned Ar 69A production aircraft and the V3 would have evolved into the Ar69B, production model. No production aircraft were built due to the success of the rival Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz.

Specifications (Ar 69 V3)

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General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 20.7 m2 (223 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 680 kg (1,499 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × BMW Bramo Sh.14a 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 112 kW (150 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 184 km/h (114 mph; 99 kn) at sea level
  • Cruising speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn) at optimum altitude
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,373 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 3 minutes 24 seconds

    • References

    Arado Ar 69 Wikipedia
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