The sole V.I (D-1594), took part in the 1928 Berlin ILA-exhibition and was subsequently sold to Deutsche Luft Hansa (DLH) in the autumn of 1929 and named Tenerife on 12 December 1929. After a successful proving flight to Tenerife, the aircraft crashed near Berlin, on 19 December 1929, during its return flight, killing both pilots, though the mechanic survived.[1]
^ abc"Arado V I". histaviation.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^Grey, C.G., ed. (1928). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. pp. 129c–130c.
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arado, arado, prototype, airliner, built, germany, 1927, single, engine, high, wing, braced, monoplane, with, tailwheel, undercarriage, made, several, long, distance, flights, including, carrying, mail, south, america, before, being, exhibited, berlin, 1929, w. The Arado V 1 was a prototype airliner built in Germany in 1927 It was a single engine high wing braced monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage It made several long distance flights including carrying mail to South America before being exhibited in Berlin in 1929 when it was bought by Deutsche Luft Hansa 1 V IRole AirlinerManufacturer Arado FlugzeugwerkeFirst flight 1927Primary user Deutsche Luft HansaNumber built 1 Contents 1 Operational history 2 Variants 3 Specifications V I 4 References 5 Further readingOperational history EditThe sole V I D 1594 took part in the 1928 Berlin ILA exhibition and was subsequently sold to Deutsche Luft Hansa DLH in the autumn of 1929 and named Tenerife on 12 December 1929 After a successful proving flight to Tenerife the aircraft crashed near Berlin on 19 December 1929 during its return flight killing both pilots though the mechanic survived 1 Variants EditData from German Aviation 1919 1945 Arado V I 1 V I A single aircraft D 1594 sold to DLH V Ia The second aircraft scrapped uncompleted after DLH withdrew funding on the crash of the V I Specifications V I EditData from Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1928 2 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 4 pax Length 12 m 39 ft 4 in Wingspan 18 m 59 ft 1 in Height 3 15 m 10 ft 4 in Wing area 47 24 m2 508 5 sq ft Empty weight 1 350 kg 2 976 lb Gross weight 2 350 kg 5 181 lb Fuel capacity 585 L 155 US gal 129 imp gal Powerplant 1 BMW licence built Pratt amp Whitney Hornet 9 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine 370 kW 500 hp Performance Maximum speed 200 km h 120 mph 110 kn Range 2 000 km 1 200 mi 1 100 nmi Service ceiling 4 000 m 13 000 ft Wing loading 50 kg m2 10 lb sq ft Power mass 0 1596 kW kg 0 0971 hp lb References Edit a b c Arado V I histaviation com Retrieved 9 February 2018 Grey C G ed 1928 Jane s all the World s Aircraft 1928 London Sampson Low Marston amp company ltd pp 129c 130c Further reading Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arado VI Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 73 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arado V I amp oldid 1171219936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
