W 2
Role	Seaplane Trainer Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Arado
First flight	1928
Primary user	Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
Number built	2

The Arado W 2 was a two-seat twin-engine seaplane trainer developed for the DVS in 1928. It was a cantilever monoplane with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage that accommodated the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. The undercarriage consisted of two pontoons carried on steel struts.

Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2=
• Length: 12.55 m (41 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 53.8 m² (579 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Siemens-Halske Sh.12 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 82 kW (110 hp) each
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
• Minimum control speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
• Service ceiling: 2,060 m (6,760 ft)
• Rate of climb: 1 m/s (200 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 35 minutes
• Wing loading: 37 kg/m² (7.6 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.0812 kW/kg (0.0494 hp/lb)