Entry Into service
1943-01-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
21.15 t (paragliders: kg)
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Arado Ar 232 |
21.15 |
1060 |
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All data (24 fields)
- Name
- Arado Ar 232
- Manufacturer
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- Description
- The Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler (German: "Millipede"), sometimes also called Tatzelwurm, was a cargo aircraft that was designed and produced in small numbers by the German aircraft manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke.
- First Flight
- 1941-06-01
- Entry Into service
- 1943-01-01
- Service End
- 1945-01-01
- Designer
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- Type
- Transport
- Length (m)
- 23.52
- Height (m)
- 5.69
- Cockpit Crew
- 4
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 308
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 290
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 6900
- Armament
- :* 1 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine gun mounted in the nose :* 1 × 20 mm MG 151/20 autocannon mounted in an Elektrische Drehlafette EDL 151 forward dorsal turret :* 1–2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine gun mounted in the rear position :* Up to 8 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 34 machine guns mounted in side windows when transporting infantry
- Capacity Description
- 4500 kg payload
- National Origin
- Germany
- Number Built
- 20
- Powerplant Description
- 4 × BMW Bramo 323R-2 Fafnir nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 735 kW (986 hp) each
- Primary Users
- Luftwaffe
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_232
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 33.5
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 142.6
- Number of Engines
- 4