Arado AR 234 Blitz: Volume 2

by Marek Murawski

Tests with the Arado Ar 234 prototypes demonstrated that straight wings retained their good aerodynamic characteristics only at speeds below 800 kph. Near-supersonic flights demanded a completely new approach to wing geometry. On 9th December 1942 two Arado company engineers, R diger Kosin and Walter Lehmann, patented a crescent shaped wing, which had its sweep and chord decreasing from root to tip. In mid-1944 Kosin decided to use his wing design...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8364596659
• ISBN13: 9788364596650
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Kagero
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.8"