Arado SD II

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name=SD II


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type=Fighter
manufacturer=Arado Flugzeugwerke
designer=Walter Rethel
first flight=1929
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The Arado SD II was a fighter biplane developed in Germany in the 1920s. Like the preceding SD I, it was intended to equip the clandestine air force that Germany was assembling at Lipetsk and was hoped to overcome the shortcomings of that type. Although it shared the same basic configuration, the SD II was an all-new design. A considerably larger and heavier aircraft, it had wings of less stagger and braced with conventional wires. The landing gear and tailplane were of far stronger construction.

The SD II was flown competitively against the Heinkel HD 37 in 1929 and was found to have highly undesirable handling characteristics. Development was terminated at that point.

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crew=one, pilot
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length m=7.40
length ft=24
length in=4
span m=9.90
span ft=32
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height m=2.95
height ft=9
height in=8
wing area sqm=23.0
wing area sqft=248
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empty weight kg=1,445
empty weight lb=3,186
gross weight kg=1,770
gross weight lb=3,900

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eng1 kw= 395
eng1 hp= 530
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max speed kmh=235
max speed mph=146
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ceiling m=6,400
ceiling ft=21,000
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climb rate ms=11.1
climb rate ftmin=2,190
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armament1=2 × fixed forward-firing 7.92 mm machine guns
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References

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* "World Aircraft Information Files." Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 74
* [http://histaviation.com/Arado_SD_II.html German Aircraft between 1919 - 1945]

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