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- The Arado Ar 234 was the world's first operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company in the closing stages of World War II. Produced in very limited numbers, it was used almost entirely in the reconnaissance role, but in its few uses as a bomber it proved to be nearly impossible to intercept. It was the last Luftwaffe aircraft to fly over England during the war, in April 1945.
- The Arado Ar 234 was a jet-propelled medium bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that was used by Germany during World War II. It was the first operational jet bomber in the world at the time and it was also one of the fastest ever built.
- The project began in 1940 at the request of the Nazi Air Ministry RLM. They wanted a reconnaissance plane powered by the new turbo jets which were at the time in development at Junkers and BMW. The aeroplane was first dubbed the E.370, but it was later re-named the Ar 234.
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- The project began in 1940 at the request of the Nazi Air Ministry RLM. They wanted a reconnaissance plane powered by the new turbo jets which were at the time in development at Junkers and BMW. The aeroplane was first dubbed the E.370, but it was later re-named the Ar 234. The aircraft was designed with a narrow fuselage with the wings mounted on top of the fuselage. The jet engines were attached on the underside of the wings. Most of the aircraft was occupied with fuel tanks due to the fact that RLM wanted a long range aircraft (Ar 234 had a range of 1,243 miles/2,000 km). With so much space allocated to the tanks, there was no room for a conventional undercarriage. Arado's solution was to use a detachable mounted trolley for take off and a central skid for landing. In later models, however, these were removed because the landing skid was considered too flawed and dangerous to continue using. Plus, once the aircraft had landed on the skid it couldn't move under its own power, so it had to wait for a special truck to take it back to the main hangars. This made it a sitting duck, vulnerable to Allied strafing attacks. In later models, this problem was finally solved by moving the central fuel tank out of the way and raising the nose wheel behind the pilot ejector seat.
- The Arado Ar 234 was the world's first operational jet-powered bomber, built by the German Arado company in the closing stages of World War II. Produced in very limited numbers, it was used almost entirely in the reconnaissance role, but in its few uses as a bomber it proved to be nearly impossible to intercept. It was the last Luftwaffe aircraft to fly over England during the war, in April 1945.
- The Arado Ar 234 was a jet-propelled medium bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that was used by Germany during World War II. It was the first operational jet bomber in the world at the time and it was also one of the fastest ever built.
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