Arado E.654
| Arado E.654 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Heavy fighter project |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| Number built | Not produced |
The Arado E.654 was a German heavy fighter project by Arado Flugzeugwerke, its design created by Arado's Chief Designer Walter Blume.
Design
[edit]Designed by Walter Blume, E.654 used a widened variant on the fuselage of the Arado Ar 240 so that it could mount two DB 614 or DB 627 engines inside the fuselage, similar to the Arado E.561.[1] It had a single vertical tailfin with a tailplane.[2] Like the E.561, it was abandoned due to technical issues with the transmission to the wings.[citation needed] It used straight wings with tapering on leading and trailing edges.[2] It used three wheels with a tricycle arrangement, all of which could retract into their specific parts of the aircraft.[3] The cockpit was located between the nose, and had two crew members sitting back-to-back.[1]
Specifications
[edit]Data from https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=671
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 12.81 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 14.34 m (47 ft 1 in)
- Height: 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 31.3 m2 (337 sq ft)
- Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 614 liquid-cooled V-12 piston engines, 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) each or 2x 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) Daimler-Benz DB 627
Armament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arado Ar E.654 (Kampfzerstorer / Skorpion) Heavy Fighter / Bomber Destroyer Aircraft". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b "Arado Ar E.654 Luft '46 entry". www.luft46.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Arado Ar E.654 Scorpion". Docslib. Retrieved 2024-03-23.