Arado W 2
# Arado W 2

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 $m^2$ (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 $kg/m^2$ (7.6 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.0812 kW/kg (0.0494 hp/lb)
