Arado W 2

W 2
General information
Type	Seaplane Trainer
Manufacturer	Arado
Primary user	Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
Number built	2
History
First flight	1928

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.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928

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

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

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