Arado SSD I

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name=SSD I


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type=Fighter
manufacturer=Arado Flugzeugwerke
designer=Walter Rethel
first flight=1930
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The Arado SSD I was a seaplane fighter biplane developed in Germany in 1930, intended to be launched from catapults on warships. This was an all-new design from Walter Rethel, sharing nothing with his other fighter designs for Arado of the late 1920s. It was a conventional unequal-span, staggered biplane, with the slightly-gulled top wing attached to the upper fuselage. It was equipped with a single, large float under the fuselage and two outrigger floats near the wingtips. After evaluation at Travemunde, the floats were removed and a simple, wheeled undercarriage was fitted for competitive evaluation with the Heinkel HD 38 at Lipetsk. The Heinkel was selected, and the SSD I was relegated to trainer duties with the LVS in 1932.

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crew=one, pilot
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length m=8.50
length ft=27
length in=11
span m=10.00
span ft=32
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height m=3.40
height ft=11
height in=2
wing area sqm=30.9
wing area sqft=332
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empty weight kg=1,627
empty weight lb=3,587
gross weight kg=2,030
gross weight lb=4,475

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eng1 kw= 485
eng1 hp= 650
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max speed kmh=280
max speed mph=174
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ceiling m=6,800
ceiling ft=22,300
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climb rate ms=11.1
climb rate ftmin=2,180
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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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