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Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13


Rocket-Powered Interceptor Aircraft [ 1943 ]



The TEW 13 series was to be powered by the volatile T-Stoff and C-Stoff rocket fuel combination.



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The Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13 was a design concept envisioned as a rocket-propelled interceptor for the German Luftwaffe. The design was put forth by Wilhelm van Nes as one of three possible developments that also included a twin-jet powered aircraft and a jet/rocket-powered hybrid foray.

Design was conventional featuring a low-set monoplane swept-wing arrangement with slight dihedral and affixed to a somewhat portly fuselage. The pilot was seated nearly extreme forward in the design, with good views to the left and right of his aircraft. The forward windscreen view contained some framing and the rear view was blocked by the upper rear fuselage. The nose was capped with an aerodynamic cone assembly. The fuselage was essentially designed to house as much fuel as possible, consisting of the volatile T-Stoff and C-Stoff rocket propellants (also used in the more well-known Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-propelled interceptor). Power was to be derived from a single Walter-brand HWK 509A series rocket booster taking up the rearward portions of the inner fuselage aft. The tail section was adorned with a single vertical tail surface and appropriate horizontal plane, all with swept surfaces. The rocket propellant exhausted just aft of the tail fin base. Proposed armament for the TEW 16/43-13 was to be a pair of MG 151/20 20mm cannons along with a pair of MK 108 30mm cannons, all mounted in the lower fuselage nose. The armament was spaced in pairs to either side and below the cockpit seating position.©MilitaryFactory.com
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The undercarriage was completely retractable and differentiated from the conventional "tail-dragging" designs by fitting a tricycle arrangement. The arrangement was dominated by two main landing gears mounted under each wing near the wing roots and a nose landing gear recessing forward under the forward cockpit floor. The wheels of this system deserved mention for they were envisioned as spherical implements designed to save space and weight. Each "wheel" was crossed directly through its center at its x-axis and attached on either side to landing gear struts. As such, each landing gear (nose included) was allotted just a single wheel. This design was so unique that it was patented.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Service Year
1943

Origin
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Nazi Germany

Status
CANCELLED
Development Ended.
Crew
1

Production
0
UNITS


Arado Flugzeugwerke - Germany
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Interception
Ability to intercept inbound aerial threats by way of high-performance, typically speed and rate-of-climb.
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Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.


Length
31.8 ft
(9.70 m)
Width/Span
29.0 ft
(8.85 m)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13 production variant)
Installed: 1 x Walter HWK 509A rocket engine
(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13 production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
PROPOSED:
2 x 20mm MG 151/20 cannons in nose
2 x 30mm MK 108 cannons in nose


Supported Types


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(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 0


TEW 16/43-13 - Rocket-Powered Design Proposal
TEW 16/43-15 - Rocket/Jet-Powered Hybrid Proposal
TEW 16/43-23 - Twin-Jet Powered Design Proposal


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Top profile illustration view of the Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13; color
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Left side profile illustration view of the Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13; color


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