Arado L I

L I
L I
	Arado L 1 aircraft in 1929
General information
Type	Sports plane
Manufacturer	Arado
Designer	Hermann Hofmann
Number built	1
History
First flight	1929

The Arado L I was a two-seat parasol-wing sport monoplane built in Germany in 1929, in order to compete in the Europa Rundflug that year. During the fuel consumption trials, the L 1 made a forced landing and was disqualified from the contest. Bringing the aircraft back to Paris, designer Hermann Hofmann performed some aerobatics over the airfield and was killed when it crashed.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 14.5 m² (156 sq ft)
Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
Gross weight: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9AD , 30 kW (40 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)

References

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
German Aircraft between 1919 – 1945

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