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.

W 2
Role Sports plane
Manufacturer Arado
First flight 1928
Primary user Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
Number built 2

Specifications
Arado W II 3-view drawing from Le Document aéronautique December,1928

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2=
  • Length: 12.55 m (41 ft 2 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 53.8 m2 (579 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.12 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 82 kW (110 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Minimum control speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 2,060 m (6,760 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1 m/s (200 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 35 minutes
  • Wing loading: 37 kg/m2 (7.6 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.0812 kW/kg (0.0494 hp/lb)

References
  1. Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 129c.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 73.
  • World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73
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