Arado E.560
The Arado Ar E.560 was designed as a fast, medium-range tactical bomber, and encompassed several different designs, mainly differing in engine number and type. Since the design work was submitted in the closing days of WWII, only a few incomplete documents have survived. For the most part, the Arado Ar E.560 had swept-back wings, standard tailplanes and vertical fin and all versions had a tricycle undercarriage. All versions also featured a pressurized cockpit located in the fuselage nose for a crew of two. Additional equipment included two one-man life rafts, automatic course correction and control, and a variety of radio equipment. Some designs also had remote controlled armament, please see below for the individual Ar E.560 variant information.Right: Three view drawing from Reichdreams Dossier #17, Arado Jet Bombers, by J, Miranda & P. Mercado
Below: color images from Geheimprojekte der Luftwaffe Band II: Strategische Bomber 1935-1945
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| Span | Length | Wing Area | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 18 m 59' 1" |
19.1 m 62' 8" |
49 m² 527.4 ft² |
18,800 kg 41446 lbs |
2 x BMW 803 double radial w/ 4000 H.P. each |
2500 kg 5512 lbs |
890 km/h 553 mph |
2500 km 1554 miles |
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| Span | Length | Wing Area | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 24 m 78' 9" |
22.3 m 73' 2" |
57 m² 614 ft² |
38200 kg 84216 lbs |
4 x BMW 003E turbojets w/ 1200 kg (2646 lbs) thrust each |
3000 kg 6614 lbs |
950 km/h 590 mph |
2100 km 1305 miles |
| Armament: | Two fixed forward firing MK103 30mm cannon beneath the cockpit, two fixed rear firing guns and a tail gun, remote controlled from the cockpit via a periscope |
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| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 19.1 m 62' 8" |
16.8 m 55' 1" |
3.95 m 13' |
75 m² 807 ft² |
2 x BMW 028 turboprops w/ 6200 H.P. each |
4000 kg 8818 lbs |
920 km/h 572 mph |
3400 km 2113 miles |
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| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Engines | Bomb Load |
| 23.2 m 76' 1" |
18 m 59' 1" |
3.25 m 10' 8" |
46.6 m² 502 ft² |
6 x BMW 003 turbojets w/ 900 kg (1984 lbs) thrust each |
3000 kg 6614 lbs |
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| Span | Length | Height | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load |
| 24 m 78' 9" |
19.1 m 62' 8" |
5.1 m 16' 1" |
28600 kg 63052 lbs |
4 x BMW 018 turbojets w/ 2300 kg (5071 lbs) thrust each |
4000 kg 8818 lbs |
| Armament: | Two fixed forward firing MG 151 20 mm cannon in the fuselage nose (200 rounds), two fixed rear firing MG 151 20 mm cannon in the aft fuselage (200 rounds) and one MG 151 20 mm tail cannon (400 rounds), remote-controlled via a periscope in the cockpit |
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One of the few surviving documents detailing the Arado Ar E.560 design
