Author Topic: ITS THE ARADO! (Read 4773 times)

Tac · « **on:** January 24, 2001, 05:21:00 PM »

YEEEHA!

NICE SUPERFLY!

Can we have stats on that buff please? top speed, armament, etc?

funked · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:22:00 PM »

BOOYAAAAAAAA!!!!

Ozark · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:33:00 PM »

Start saving your bottle caps boys!

Nath-BDP · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:37:00 PM »

Arado 234B-2 Blitz

Powerplant

Two Junkers Jumo 109-004-1 Orkan turbojets each rated at 1,984 lb st dry, provision for two HWK 109-500 RATO units each rated at 1,102 lb st for 30 seconds.

Fuel capacity

Internal fuel 1,003.85 US gal (835.9 Imp gal, 3800 liters); external fuel up to 158.5 US gal (123 Imp gal: 600 liters) in two 79.25 US gal (66 Imp gal; 300 liter) drop tanks.

Demensions

Wing
Span 46 ft 3.5 in; aspect ratio 7.54; area 284.17 sq ft

Fuselage and Tail
Length 41 ft 5.5in; height 14 ft 1.25 in

Operational weights
Empty 11,464 (5200kg) equipped; normal take-off 18,541 lb (8410 kg); maximum take-off 21,715 lb (9859 kg)

Performance

Maximum speed

Maximum speed 'clean' 400 kt (461 mph; 742 km/h) at 19685 ft (6000 m) declining to 380 kt (435 mph; 705 km/h) at sea level; economical cruising speed 335.5 mph at 13,125 ft.

Maximum range

Maximum range 880 nm (1,013 miles); typical range 840 nm (967 miles) with a weapon load of 1,102 lb (500 kg); endurance 2 hours 30 minutes

Performance

Climb to 19,685 ft in 12 minutes 48 seconds with a weapon load of 1,102 lb; service ceiling 32,810 ft

Crew

1

Fixed armament

Two 20mm MG 151/20 fixed rearward-firing cannon with 200 rounds per gun in the lower corners of the rear fuselage.

Disposable armament

Up to 3,307 (1500 kg) of disposable stores carried on three hardpoints (one under the fuselage rated at 3,086 lb/1400 kg and two under the engine nacelles with each unit rated at 551 lb/250 lg), and generally comprising of one 3,086 lb PC-1400 bomb, or one 2,205 lb lb SC-1000 or SD-1000 bomb and two 551 lb SC-250 bombs, or three 1,102 lb SC-500 bombs, or three 1,102 lb AB-500 clusters of 4.4 lb SD-2 anti-personnel bomblets, or three 551 lb AB-250 clusters of 4.4 lb SD-2 anti-personnel bomblets.

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Nath_____
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"

A captured Bolshevik pilot once stated, "In battle, the fighters with the green hearts are generally in the minority. But when they're there, things realy heat up. They're all aces!"

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LJK Raubvogel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:45:00 PM »

Oh Yeaahhhh Baby!!!!!! Daddy's gonna have to start saving up some bomber perk points. Looking good Superfly!

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hblair · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:45:00 PM »

Lovely.

Staga · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:47:00 PM »

NICE !

Performance Ar-234B
Max speed__________ 740km/h (460mph)
Service ceiling____ 11500m
Range______________ 1630Km
Bombload____________1500 kg
Armament____________2*MG151/20 firing backwards

(And it should be "Fully capable for aerobatics" what ever that means

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Westy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:54:00 PM »

And it look absolutely beautiful too!!

-Westy

Kratzer · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:58:00 PM »

Looks fantastic, superfly!

Wegaman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:58:00 PM »

Wow how many perk points will it cost? I wanna fly it. Will it be availe in the off line mode?

Staga · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2001, 05:59:00 PM »

BTW: Pilot needed to do bomb-aiming too: Before target he had to put plane in autopilot, move controls away from him and start looking 'scope for aiming. So no gunners or outside views in this plane. How much bombs HQ needs to collapse? 30000lb?
It takes 10 Ar-234s to do that job and with limited combat-radius I guess we'll see Arados more in "FastAttacks" in nearby airfields

I just hope those Yanks still stay in their so sloooooooooooooooow B-26s (Just kiddin'

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Yeager · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2001, 06:24:00 PM »

OMG!

Just when I think Ive seen it all..........

Yeager

Torgo · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2001, 06:26:00 PM »

Also, the rear-firing guns had to be fired by the pilot, and aimed with a periscope.

From what I've read, those guns were often removed.

Interesting to see if they try to model them.

I'm not blowing any perk points on this baby; I'd rather fly 1 Tempest sortie than 100 Blitz sorties :-)

lakc · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2001, 06:27:00 PM »

The only reason they modeled the 234 is they cant goof up the number of propeller blades.

<G,D,R>

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Lake City
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Hangtime · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2001, 06:44:00 PM »

Hunh... nice lokkin bird.. but how effective as a buff is it gonna be in the attack role?

Hmmm. lemme see here... Looks like three eggs total 1500kg, so thats what... 1ea 3,000 lb hanger buster on the center line and 2ea 250lb ack swatters. Maybe useful to run in, knock down a VH and local dar to prep a field for conventional JABO attack.

Just what Nash ordered. How timely.

Thanks HTC. Does this mean the A26 when it comes out won't be perked??

Hang

Author Topic: ITS THE ARADO! (Read 4773 times)

funked

Nath-BDP

LJK Raubvogel