The Arado Ar 69 was a two-seat German beginner's school and sport
biplane with an open cockpit, developed in 1933 by
Arado Flugzeugwerke.
Design & development
Three prototypes were built, the Ar 69 V1 and Ar 69 V2 were powered by 78 kW (105 hp)
Hirth HM 504A engines and the V3 was powered by a
BMW Bramo Sh.14a radial engine. Featuring swept wings constructed from wood, and a welded steel tube fuselage, the V1 and V2 represented the planned Ar 69A production aircraft, and the V3 would have evolved into the Ar69B production model.[1] No production aircraft were built, due to the success of the rival
Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz.
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