Arado Ar 231

1941


RECONNAISSANCE FLOATPLANE	Virtual Aircraft Museum / Germany / Arado

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The Ar 231 was a small reconnaissance floatplane, build in easily detachable sections, to be stored on an U-boat. The Ar 231 was a parasol-wing design, but for easier storage the right wing was attached lower than the left wing, and the center section was angled. The Ar 231 could be stored in six minutes, but performance and handling were bad. Six built.

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HURP, e-mail, 31.12.2011 04:31

kinda looks like a fisher stork

HURP, e-mail, 31.12.2011 04:30

kinda looks like a fisher stork

Francis Maign�, e-mail, 21.12.2009 17:14

Ar 231
Monomoteur de reconnaissance, � ailes repliables pour embarquement sur sous-marin, monoplace � ciel ouvert, monoplan para sol contrevent� par une paire de m�ts obliques rejoignant la base du fuselage, voilure ayant la particularit� d'avoir la partie centrale incli n�e pour que l'aile gauche puisse se replier sur la droite, monod�rive, empennage horizontal classique contrevent� par dessous et implan t� presque au sommet de la d�rive, deux flotteurs en catamaran. 1moteur en ligne invers� Hirth HM 501A de 160 Cv, h�lice bipale en bois � pas fixe, E: 10,17 m, L: 7,82 m, H: 3,83 m, Sa: 15,20 m�, Pv: 868 Kg, Ptc: 1050 Kg, C /a: 69 Kg /m�, P /p: 6,562 Kg /Cv, Vm: 170 Kmh, Vc: 130 Kmh, VASC: 1000 m en 6 mn, Pl: 3000 m, Auto: 510 Km, 4 heures. 1941,
Ar 231 V1 Wn� 2310001, KK + BP,
Ar 231 V2 Wn� 2310002, KK + BQ
Ar 231 V3 Wn� 2310003, KK + BR
Ar 231 V4 Wn� 2310004, KK = BS
Production totale : 4 prototypes.

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