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Type: Destroyer heavy fighter
Origin: Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Models: A, B, C Series
First Flight: May 10, 1940
Service Delivery: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
POWERPLANT:
Type: Daimler-Benz V-12 water cooled, various models
Horsepower: Various
DIMENSIONS:
Wing span:
A-0: 13.33m (43 ft. 9 in.)
C-0: 16.59m (54 ft. 5 in.)
Length:
A-0: 12.81m (42 ft. 0.25 in.)
Height:
A-0: 3.95m (12 ft. 11.5 in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

WEIGHTS:
Empty:
A-0: 6,200kg (13,669 lbs.)
C-0: 8,460kg (18,650 lbs.)
Maximum:
A-0: 10,297kg (22,700 lbs.)
C-0: 11,726kg (25,850 lbs.)

   PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Speed:
A-0: 618km/h (384 mph)
C-0: 730km/h (454 mph) with GM-1 boost at high altitudes
Initial climb: N/A
Range (A-0): 1,242 Miles (2000 km)
Service Ceiling: N/A
ARMAMENT:
A-O:
Two fixed 7.92mm MG 17
And Two remote-control barbettes each with two 7.92mm MG 81

C-0:
Four fixed 20mm MG 151
And Two remote-control barbettes each with two 13mm MG 131
Plus
External bomb load of up to 3,968 lbs. (1,800 kg.)

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Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London