Arado SD II
title: "Arado SD II" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["arado-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "biplanes", "1920s-german-fighter-aircraft"] topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_SD_II" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | SD II |
| image | Arado SD II.jpg |
| type | Fighter |
| manufacturer | Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| designer | Walter Rethel |
| first_flight | 1929 |
| number_built | 1 |
| :: |
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The Arado SD II was a fighter biplane developed in Germany in the 1920s. Like the preceding SD I, it was intended to equip the clandestine air force that Germany was assembling at Lipetsk and was hoped to overcome the shortcomings of that type. Although it shared the same basic configuration, the SD II was an all-new design. A considerably larger and heavier aircraft, it had wings of less stagger, braced with conventional wires. The landing gear and tailplane were of far stronger construction.
The SD II was flown competitively against the Heinkel HD 37 in 1929 and was found to have highly undesirable handling characteristics. Development was terminated at that point.
Specifications
|prime units? = met |crew=one, pilot |length m=7.40 |length ft=24 |length in=4 |span m=9.90 |span ft=32 |span in=6 |height m=2.95 |height ft=9 |height in=8 |wing area sqm=23.0 |wing area sqft=248 |empty weight kg=1,445 |empty weight lb=3,186 |gross weight kg=1,770 |gross weight lb=3,900 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Bristol Jupiter VI |eng1 kw=395 |eng1 hp=530 |max speed kmh=235 |max speed mph=146 |ceiling m=6,400 |ceiling ft=20,997 |climb rate ms=11.1 |climb rate ftmin=2,190 |armament = *2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine guns |related= |similar aircraft= |sequence= |lists= |see also=
References
- World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 74
- German Aircraft between 1919 - 1945
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