Arado W 2

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name=W 2


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type=Sports plane
manufacturer=Arado
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first flight=1928
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primary user=Deutsche Verkehrsflieger-Schule
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number built=2
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The Arado W 2 was a two-seat twin-engine seaplane trainer developed for the DVS in 1928. It was a cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage that accommodated the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. The undercarriage consisted of two pontoons carried on steel struts.

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crew=two, pilot and instructor
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length m=12.55
length ft=41
length in=2
span m=17.40
span ft=57
span in=11
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height m=3.20
height ft=10
height in=6
wing area sqm=53.7
wing area sqft=578
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empty weight kg=1,680
empty weight lb=3,700
gross weight kg=1,995
gross weight lb=4,398

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Siemens-Halske Sh 12
eng1 kw= 84
eng1 hp= 112
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max speed kmh=145
max speed mph=90
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ceiling m=2,060
ceiling ft=6,760
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climb rate ms=1.0
climb rate ftmin=200
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References

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* "World Aircraft Information Files." Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73
* [http://histaviation.com/Arado_W_2.html German Aircraft between 1919 - 1945]

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