Arado Ar E.581.4

Proposed Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter

Nazi Germany | 1944

"The proposed Arado E.581.4 fighter featured a single turbojet engine with a split air intake mounted in the lower fuselage."

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Arado Ar E.581.4 Proposed Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter.

1 x HeS 011 turbojet engine developing 2,866 lb of thrust.
Propulsion

531 mph
854 kph | 461 kts
Max Speed

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Arado Ar E.581.4 Proposed Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter.

1
(MANNED)
Crew

19.7 ft
6.00 m
O/A Length

31.8 ft
(9.70 m)
O/A Width

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Arado Ar E.581.4 Proposed Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter .

PROPOSED:
2 x MK 108 30mm automatic cannons in the wings (one per wing root).

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Arado Ar E.581.4 family line.

E.581.4 - Base Developmental Series Designation

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The Arado Ar E.581.4 was a proposed single-seat, jet-powered fighter design put forth by the Arado concern (best known for its jet-powered Ar 234 bomber). The fighter would have utilized a large-area, delta-wing planform, a single turbojet engine installation, and a wheeled tricycle landing gear. The fuselage was to be very deep in its shape with circular intakes at front to aspirate the turbojet within. The cockpit was set along the dorsal side of the wing element with the fuselage and wings contoured in such a way as to appear a single complete area.

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.

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Total Production: 0 Units
Contractor(s): Arado Flugzeugwerke - Germany

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