The Arado Ar 233 was a 1940s

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design for a civil twin-engined

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, developed by

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in France under the control of

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.Bridgeman 1988, p. 156

Design and development

The Ar 233 was a twin-engined flying-boat with room for ten passengers. It would have been powered by either two BMW 323 or

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engines. A retractable tricycle landing gear would have allowed amphibious operation. A mockup was completed by

in German-occupied France, but the project was abandoned due to the

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in 1944.

General history of the Aircraft

The Arado Ar 233 was intended for civilian use only but, later on in the development process, the Germans wanted to weaponize it and make it suitable for combat. Some aircraft firms that worked for the axis power, were thinking about post war German civil aircraft early in the 1940s, in accordance with a request made by the RLM or the ministry of aviation. Some examples of aircraft designed for Germany for future civilian use are the Fw 206 and the BV 144. The Arado firm responded with their own two engine float plane design because of the Fw 206 and BV 144. The Ar 233 project began around August and was bearing the designation of "E 430" It originally had two variants. the first variant is a Bramo 323 R2 powered seaplane model that is capable of transporting ten passengers. The other variation was the Argus Ar 204, which was scrapped for in favor of the much more superior Bramo 323 R2.

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