The Arado V.1 was a prototype airliner , built in Germany in 1927. It was a single-engine, high-wing braced monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage . It made several long-distance flights, including carrying mail to South America, before being exhibited in Berlin in 1929, when it was bought by Deutsche Luft Hansa .[ 1]
Operational history
The sole V.I (D-1594), took part in the 1928 Berlin ILA-exhibition and was subsequently sold to Deutsche Luft Hansa (DLH) in the autumn of 1929 and named Tenerife on 12 December 1929. After a successful proving flight to Tenerife , the aircraft crashed near Berlin, on 19 December 1929, during its return flight, killing both pilots, though the mechanic survived.[ 1]
Variants
Data from: German Aviation 1919-1945:Arado V.I[ 1]
V.I
A single aircraft, (D-1594), sold to DLH.
V.Ia
The second aircraft, scrapped uncompleted, after DLH withdrew funding on the crash of the V.I.
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. [ 2]
General characteristics
Crew: 2Capacity: 4 paxLength: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)Wing area: 47.24 m2 (508.5 sq ft)Empty weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)Gross weight: 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)Fuel capacity: 585 L (155 US gal; 129 imp gal)Powerplant: 1 × BMW licence-built Pratt & Whitney Hornet 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 370 kW (500 hp)Performance
Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)Range: 2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)Wing loading: 50 kg/m2 (10 lb/sq ft)Power/mass :
References
^ a b c "Arado V I" . histaviation.com . Retrieved 9 February 2018 .^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928 . London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 129c – 130c .
Further reading
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Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . London: Studio Editions. p. 73.
