Arado Ar 232
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The Arado Ar 232 was a German World War II military transport aircraft notable for its advanced cargo-handling features and rugged short takeoff and landing capabilities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arado Ar 232A | 2 |
| Arado Ar 232B | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arado aircraft
ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | STOL aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | defensive machine guns ⓘ |
| capacity | troops and cargo ⓘ |
| cargoAccess | rear fuselage lowered for loading ⓘ |
| configuration |
all‑metal
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high‑wing ⓘ twin‑engine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| designer | Walter Blume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
efficient cargo loading and unloading
ⓘ
improved rough‑field performance ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1941 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | boxy cargo fuselage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most advanced German transport aircraft of WWII ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1940s ⓘ |
| landingGear |
fixed main gear with multiple small wheels
ⓘ
retractable nose gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Arado Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Tausendfüßler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to operate from rough airstrips
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advanced cargo‑handling system ⓘ rear loading ramp ⓘ short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | few dozen ⓘ |
| operator | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | BMW 801 radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| role | transport ⓘ |
| status | limited production ⓘ |
| successorRelation | influenced postwar transport aircraft design ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin‑boom tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
evacuation missions
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paratroop transport ⓘ supply missions ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arado Ar 232A
this entity surface form:
Arado Ar 232B
this entity surface form:
Arado Ar 232A
this entity surface form:
Arado Ar 232B