Arado Ar 234

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons
bomb load up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:cockpit pressurized cockpit
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:date 1938-1943
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hermann_Pohlmann
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Jumo_004
gptkbp:first_flight 1943
gptkbp:height 3.8 m
gptkbp:historical_significance first jet aircraft to bomb targets
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arado Ar 234
gptkbp:influenced future bomber designs
post-war jet aircraft design
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Heinkel_He_178
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future jet bombers
gptkbp:length 13.2 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arado_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:max_speed 750 km/h
gptkbp:mission reconnaissance over Allied positions
gptkbp:notable_feature first operational jet bomber
gptkbp:number_built approximately 210
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Kampfgeschwader_76
gptkbp:operational_history limited due to late war production
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 km
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:production_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:end_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:services gptkb:1944
1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Arado_Ar_234_B
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Ar_234_A
gptkb:Ar_234_B
gptkb:Ar_234_C
gptkbp:wingspan 14.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3