Arado L II
title: "Arado L II" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "high-wing-aircraft", "1920s-german-sport-aircraft", "arado-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1929"] topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_L_II" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | L II |
| image | Arado LIIa 0891-4.jpg |
| caption | Arado L IIa at Tempelhof. July 1930 |
| type | Touring aircraft |
| manufacturer | Arado |
| designer | Walter Rethel |
| first_flight | 1929 |
| number_built | 5 |
| :: |
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The Arado L II was a 1920s German two-seat, high-wing touring monoplane.
In 1930, a revised version with folding wings and improved undercarriage, the L IIa first flew, and four examples took part in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930, starting from Berlin-Tempelhof airport, but none placed, and one crashed early in the race. Two examples competed in the ** in 1931.
Specifications (L IIa)
Data from German Aviation 1919 – 1945
|prime units? = met |crew=one pilot |capacity=one passenger |length m=6.72 |length ft=22 |length in=0 |span m=11.00 |span ft=36 |span in=1 |height m=2.30 |height ft=7 |height in=7 |wing area sqm=17.0 |wing area sqft=183 |empty weight kg=415 |empty weight lb=915 |gross weight kg=700 |gross weight lb=1,540 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Argus As 8R |eng1 kw=60 |eng1 hp=80 |max speed kmh=160 |max speed mph=100 |range km=700 |range miles=440 |ceiling m=2,000 |ceiling ft=6,560 |climb rate ms=2.1 |climb rate ftmin=420 |related= |similar aircraft= |sequence= |lists= |see also=
Notes
References
- "Arado L II".
- (25 July 1930). "Start from berlin". Flight.
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