| Manufacturer |
Arado Flugzeugwerke |
Republic Aviation Company |
| Description |
The Arado Ar 81 was a German prototype dive bomber. |
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. |
| First Flight |
1935-01-01 |
1946-02-28 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1947-11-01 |
| Service End |
|
1964-01-01 |
| Designer |
Walter Blume |
Republic Aviation Company |
| Type |
|
Fighter-bomber |
| Length (m) |
11.65 |
11.5824 |
| Height (m) |
3.57 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
345 |
1001.012 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
777.3132 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7700 |
12344.4 |
| Armament |
; 1 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun fixed in the engine cowling, ; 1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun flexible in the rear cockpit; 1 × 250 kg bomb on a swinging crutch under the fuselage |
6 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M3 Browning machine guns, 300 rounds per gun; 4000 lb bombs, including 1 × Mark 7 nuclear bomb; Up to 32 5-inch rockets |
| National Origin |
Germany |
|
| Number Built |
3 |
7524 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Junkers Jumo 210Ca inverted V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 477 kW (640 hp) each |
1 × Allison J35-A-29 turbojet engine |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_81 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.2 |
10.9728 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
35.6 |
24.1548 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |