Arado SC II

The Arado SC II was a biplane trainer, developed in Germany in the 1920s. It was based heavily on the SC I, with a more powerful BMW Va engine. Ten examples were built for the Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule.

Specifications[]

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.47 m (11 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 39.98 m² (430.3 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,275 kg (2,811 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,985 kg (4,376 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × BMW Va six-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 240 kW (320 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 3 minutes 30 seconds
• Wing loading: 50 kg/m² (10 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.1208 kW/kg (0.0735 hp/lb)

See also[]

Related lists

• List of Interwar military aircraft

References[]

Further reading[]

• 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 73

External links[]

• German Aircraft between 1919 – 1945