Arado Ar 240

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World War II military aircraft bomber aircraft heavy fighter prototype aircraft reconnaissance aircraft twin‑engine aircraft

The Arado Ar 240 was a German World War II twin-engine, multi-role aircraft prototype intended as a heavy fighter, reconnaissance, and bomber platform but never entered mass production.

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Label Occurrences
Arado Ar 240 canonical 2
Arado Ar 240A 1
Arado Ar 240B 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military aircraft ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ
heavy fighter ⓘ
prototype aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
airForceDesignation Ar 240 NERFINISHED ⓘ
armamentType defensive remote‑controlled guns ⓘ
forward‑firing cannon ⓘ
category Arado aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
German bomber aircraft ⓘ
German fighter aircraft ⓘ
prototype military aircraft of Germany ⓘ
configuration twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designer Walter Blume NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal high speed ⓘ
long range ⓘ
multi‑role combat capability ⓘ
developmentProgram Luftwaffe heavy fighter program NERFINISHED ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
feature pressurized cockpit ⓘ
remote‑controlled defensive barbettes ⓘ
retractable landing gear ⓘ
twin‑fin tail in some variants ⓘ
firstFlight 1940 ⓘ
intendedRole Zerstörer heavy fighter ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ
tactical reconnaissance ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ
material all‑metal construction ⓘ
numberBuilt few prototypes ⓘ
operator Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Daimler‑Benz DB 601 inline engines ⓘ
productionStatus not mass‑produced ⓘ
reasonNotMassProduced development difficulties ⓘ
handling problems ⓘ
status prototype only ⓘ
successorDesign Arado Ar 440 NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeInService early 1940s ⓘ
usedFor evaluation trials ⓘ
limited reconnaissance missions ⓘ
wingConfiguration low‑wing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arado Flugzeugwerke → developed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ
Arado Flugzeugwerke → developed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arado Ar 440
Arado Flugzeugwerke → developed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arado Ar 240A
Arado Flugzeugwerke → developed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arado Ar 240B
Arado Flugzeugwerke → developed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arado Ar 240C
Walter Blume → designed → Arado Ar 240 ⓘ