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Arado Ar 69

The Arado Ar 69 was a two seat German beginner’s school and sport biplane with an open cockpit, developed in 1933.

Three prototypes were built, the Ar 69 V1 and Ar 69 V2 were powered by 78 kW (105 hp) Hirth HM 504A 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

Crew

Two

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 take-off 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

Cruise speed

150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn) at optimum altitude

Landing Speed

72 km/h (45 mph; 39 kn)

Service ceiling

5,600 m (18,400 ft)

Time to altitude

1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 3 minutes 24 seconds

Wing loading

32.85 kg/m2 (6.73 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

4.54 kg/hp.

 

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