Arado E.555
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The Arado E.555 was a late-World War II German jet-powered long-range bomber project designed as part of the Luftwaffe’s plans for an "Amerika Bomber" capable of striking targets across the Atlantic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German experimental aircraft design
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bomber aircraft project ⓘ jet-powered bomber ⓘ long-range bomber ⓘ |
| aim | achieve intercontinental bombing capability ⓘ |
| aircraftType | heavy bomber ⓘ |
| armamentPlanned |
bomb load
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defensive guns ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Amerika Bomber proposals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | war situation and resource constraints ⓘ |
| category | experimental military aircraft project ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | multi-crew ⓘ |
| designedBy | Arado design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range high-speed bombing missions ⓘ |
| designFeature |
flying wing characteristics
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multiple jet engines ⓘ swept wings ⓘ tailless configuration ⓘ |
| designStage |
conceptual design
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paper project ⓘ |
| developer | Arado Flugzeugwerke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | survives as design drawings and studies ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of late-war German advanced bomber concepts ⓘ |
| intendedCapability |
strike targets in North America
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transatlantic range ⓘ |
| intendedPerformance |
high subsonic speed
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very long range ⓘ |
| intendedTargetRegion |
North America
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse | strategic bombing of distant targets ⓘ |
| never |
entered operational service
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reached prototype stage ⓘ |
| operatorPlanned | Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | turbojet ⓘ |
| program | Amerika Bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | jet engine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German jet bomber development
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Luftwaffe long-range bomber projects ⓘ |
| role |
long-range bomber
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strategic bomber ⓘ |
| status |
never built
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project ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | Luftwaffe planning studies ⓘ |
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