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.

W 2
Role	Seaplane Trainer Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Arado
First flight	1928
Primary user	Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
Number built	2

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2=
• Length: 12.55 m (41 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 53.8 m² (579 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.12 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 82 kW (110 hp) each
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
• Minimum control speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
• Service ceiling: 2,060 m (6,760 ft)
• Rate of climb: 1 m/s (200 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 35 minutes
• Wing loading: 37 kg/m² (7.6 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.0812 kW/kg (0.0494 hp/lb)

References

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Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 73.
• World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73

External links

• German Aircraft between 1919 – 1945

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