Arado V I

The Arado V.1 was a prototype airliner, built in Germany in 1927.It was a single-engine, high-wing braced monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage.It made several long-distance flights, including carrying mail to South America, before being exhibited in Berlin in 1929, when it was bought by Deutsche Luft Hansa.[1] The sole V.I (D-1594), took part in the 1928 Berlin ILA-exhibition and was subsequently sold to Deutsche Luft Hansa (DLH) in the autumn of 1929 and named Tenerife on 12 December 1929.After a successful proving flight to Tenerife, the aircraft crashed near Berlin, on 19 December 1929, during its return flight, killing both pilots, though the mechanic survived.
AirlinerManufacturerArado FlugzeugwerkeDeutsche Luft HansaprototypeGermanymonoplanetailwheel undercarriageBerlinTenerifePratt & Whitney HornetPower/massAr 195Ar 196Ar 197Ar 198Ar 199Ar 231Ar 232Ar 233Ar 234Ar 240Ar 296Ar 396Ar 432Ar 440Ar 532SD IIIProjekt II