Arado Ar 240
The Arado Ar 240 was a German twin-engine, multi-role heavy fighter aircraft, developed for the Luftwaffe during World War II. Its first flight was in 1940, but 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.
General characteristics
- 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 takeoff 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
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell 
Arado Ar 240C-02 Nightfighter BO+RC 1943 1/72 Scale Model by Revell Box Art
