Specifications
Year: 1944
Status: Cancelled
Manufacturer(s): Arado Flugzeugwerke - Germany
Production: 0
Capabilities: Fighter; X-Plane;
Status: Cancelled
Manufacturer(s): Arado Flugzeugwerke - Germany
Production: 0
Capabilities: Fighter; X-Plane;
Crew: 1
Length: 19.69 ft (6 m)
Width: 31.82 ft (9.7 m)
Length: 19.69 ft (6 m)
Width: 31.82 ft (9.7 m)
Power: 1 x HeS 011 turbojet engine developing 2,866 lb of thrust.
Speed: 531 mph (854 kph; 461 kts)
Operators: Nazi Germany
While appearing as a true flying wing, the aircraft was to use vertical surfaces at the trailing edges, the fins set far to either side of the jetpipe. It was classified more appropriately as a "high-wing, tailless delta". Reported dimensions included a wingspan of up to 29.3 feet with a length of 18.4 feet. All other measurements were unknown.
While the position of the cockpit would have afforded the pilot excellent vision forward, up, and to the sides of the aircraft, it would have mightily restricted downward viewing due to the large wing surface area.
Its proposed powerplant was to be a single HeS 011 series turbojet engine of 2,866lb thrust. Since the aircraft never flew, no performance specifications were made available or could only be estimated.
Proposed armament consisted of a pair of Mk 108 30mm cannons mounted at either wing root.
The Arado Ar E.581.4 was not furthered beyond its paper stage.
Armament
PROPOSED:
2 x MK 108 30mm automatic cannons in the wings (one per wing root).
Variants / Models
• E.581.4 - Base Developmental Series Designation
