NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
Arado Ar 234 aircraft originated when, in 1940, the Luftwaffe requested a speedy, jet powered, single crew airplane to be used for reconnaissance. Eventually it became the world's first jet powered bomber.
Prototypes first flew in June of 1943. These aircraft used skids instead of landing gear. However, it was soon realized that after landing the lack of mobility would be a great disadvantage especially after deployment.
That lead to all production aircraft being equipped with landing gear.
Production Series B aircraft had two engines. A total of 210 were produced. A total of 14 four engine Series C prototype aircraft were produced, but these never made it into service.
Early Arado AR 234 missions were for reconnaissance, where their speed made them highly effective. Some were even tried as night fighters. However, it appears that dedicated night fighter aircraft equipped with radar were never produced.
The first of the aircraft to be used on bombing missions flew in October of 1944. Initial missions were against targets in the Ardennes. In January of 1945 the jet bombers were heavily employed trying to disable the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen that was under American control.
A total of 224 Arado Ar 234 aircraft of all types were produced.
Pictured above is Chris Golds and his rc Arado Ar 234. It has a wing span of 43" and weighs 34 ounces. Chris powers his rc airplane with four K&P 44 mm fan units. We were told that plans for the radio control airplane were available through Traplet publications, but have not been able to find them.
The first picture below is of the rc Arado Ar 234 radio control airplane scratch built by Vincent Bonet. Wing span measures 71". Vincent uses a pair of Kontronics 480/33 motors to turn the WeMoTec 68 mm mini fans of his rc airplane. The fuselage is made from balsa and the wings are foam core. All up weight is 8 1/2 lbs.
The second picture below is of the Arado Ar 234 radio control airplane built by Bill G of RC Groups. Bill uses a Cox Airlifter wing measuring 35" on his RC Airplane. For power, Bill uses Feigo EDF 50 fan units. The rc airplane is made from foam.
Pictured next is the Arado Ar 234 rc scratch built by Toddi of RC Groups. It has
a wing span of 57". There are four GWS EDF 55 fan units powering the radio
control airplane.
The bottom picture is of the rc Arado AR-234 built by
Heiner of RC Groups. It has a wingspan of 80" and is powered by a pair of
HET2W20 motors. We don't know the length or weight of the scale model rc
airplane.
Do you know of a rc Arado Ar 234 that we should show on this page? If so, we would appreciate hearing from you.
Arado Ar 234
