Arado

Arado Ar 234

Reconnaissance bomber

  • First flight1943
  • IntroductionSeptember 1944
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built210
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
12.64 m
Wingspan
14.41 m
Height
4.29 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
742 km/h
Range
1,556 km
Service ceiling
10,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Junkers Jumo 004B-1 axial-flow turbojet engines (8.83 kN) + 2 × Walter HWK 109-500A-1 Starthilfe liquid-fuelled jettisonable JATO rocket pods (4.905 kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon in tail firing to the rear (installed in prototypes only; never used in military service)m -->; Bombs: up to 1,500 kg of disposable stores on external racks