Arado Ar 240

The Arado Ar 240 was a German twin engine, multirole heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the Luftwaffe during World War II.

Its first flight was in 1940, 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.

Specifications

Crew

Two

Length

12.81 m (42 ft 0 in)

Wingspan

13.34 m (43 ft 9 in)

Height

3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)

Wing area

31.3 m2 (337 sq ft)

Empty weight

6,200 kg (13,669 lb)

Gross weight

9,450 kg (20,834 lb)

Max take-off weight

10,297 kg (22,701 lb)

Powerplant

2 × Daimler-Benz DB 601E inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine,

876 kW (1,175 hp) each

Propellers

3 bladed constant speed metal propellers

Performance

Maximum speed

618 km/h (384 mph, 334 kn)

Cruise speed

555 km/h (345 mph, 300 kn)

Range

2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)

Service ceiling

10,500 m (34,400 ft)

Rate of climb

9.083 m/s (1,788.0 ft/min)

Time to altitude

Climb to 6,000 m (19,700ft), 11 min

Armament

Guns

2 × fixed 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns

Two remote control turrets with 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81 machine guns

Bombs

1,800 kg (4,000 lb) bombs.