Arado SD III

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name=SD III


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type=Fighter
manufacturer=Arado Flugzeugwerke
designer=Walter Rethel
first flight=1929
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The Arado SD III was a fighter biplane developed in Germany in the 1920s. It was developed in parallel with the Arado SD II and shared most of that aircraft's airframe design. The main differences were connected with the powerplant installation, which in turn required a shorter forward fuselage and redesigned undercarriage. Evaluated at Staaken, Rechlin and finally at Lipetsk, it was judged unsuitable for mass production, but the lessons learned from it proved invaluable to Arado in designing the Ar 64 and Ar 65.

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crew=one, pilot
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length m=7.75
length ft=25
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span m=9.90
span ft=32
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height m=3.20
height ft=10
height in=6
wing area sqm=23.0
wing area sqft=248
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Siemens-Halske licence-built Bristol Jupiter VI
eng1 kw= 380
eng1 hp= 510
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max speed kmh=225
max speed mph=140
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climb rate ms=11.9
climb rate ftmin=2,340
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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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