Arado E.581-4

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Arado E.581-4
Role flying wing bomber project
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke
Number builtNot produced

The Arado E.581-4 was a German flying wing bomber project. It had three landing gears, and an unusually low fuselage.

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History

The aircraft was originally designed as the Arado E.555, and a scaled down version was designed in 1944, developing into this craft. Production was never completed, however, as it was dropped in favour of maximising production of existing designs. [1]

Specifications

General characteristics

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References

  1. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.