Arado SD III

SD III
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Arado Flugzeugwerke
Designer	Walter Rethel
First flight	1929
Number built	1

The Arado SD III was a fighter biplane developed in Germany in the 1920s. It was developed in parallel with the SD II and shared most of that aircraft's airframe design. The main differences were connected with the powerplant installation, which in turn required a shorter forward fuselage and redesigned undercarriage. Evaluated at Staaken, Rechlin and finally at Lipetsk, it was judged unsuitable for mass production, but the lessons learned from it proved invaluable to Arado in designing the Ar 64 and Ar 65.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 23.0 m² (248 ft²)
Powerplant: 1 × Siemens-Halske licence-built Bristol Jupiter VI, 380 kW (510 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph)
Rate of climb: 11.9 m/s (2,340 ft/min)

Armament

2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns

References

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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 74
German Aircraft between 1919 - 1945

Aircraft produced by Arado Flugzeugwerke

Ar 64 Ar 65 Ar 66 Ar 67 Ar 68 Ar 69 Ar 76 Ar 79 Ar 80 Ar 81 Ar 95 Ar 96 Ar 195 Ar 196 Ar 197 Ar 198 Ar 199 Ar 231 Ar 232 Ar 233 Ar 234 Ar 240 Ar 296 Ar 396 Ar 432 Ar 440 Ar 532 E.340 E.377 E.380 E.381 E.500 E.530 E.555 E.560 E.561 E.580 E.581 E.583 L I L II S I SC I SC II SD I SD II SD III SSD I V I W 2

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