Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13

Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13 History

The Arado Ar TEW 16/43-13 is a design concept intended for use as a rocket-powered interceptor for the Luftwaffe. The design was proposed by Wilhelm van Nes as one of three possible developments, which also included twin-engine aircraft and hybrid jet/rocket propulsion.

The design is traditional, with a low-set monoplane swept wing arrangement with a slight V-shape attached to a somewhat fatter fuselage. The pilot sits almost at the front of the design, and his plane has good left and right visibility. The front windshield view contains some frames, the rear view is blocked by the upper part of the rear fuselage. The nose is covered by an aerodynamic cone assembly.

The airframe is essentially designed to hold as much fuel as possible, including the volatile rocket propellants T-??Stoff and C-Stoff (also used in the better-known Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet missile interceptor). Power comes from a single Walter-branded HWK 509A series rocket booster, which houses the tail of the inner fuselage aft. The stern section is decorated with a vertical stern plane and a corresponding horizontal plane, both with swept surfaces. Rocket fuel ran out behind the bottom of the tail.

The proposed armament for the TEW 16/43-13 is an MG 151/20 20mm cannon and a MK 108 30mm cannon, all mounted in the lower nose of the fuselage. Weapons are arranged in pairs to the sides and below the seating position in the cockpit.

The undercarriage is fully retractable, and unlike the traditional "tail drag" design, it is fitted with a tricycle setup. The layout is dominated by two main landing gear mounted under each wing near the wing root and a nose gear recessed forward under the front cockpit floor. The wheels in this system are worth mentioning because they are designed as spherical units to save space and weight. Each "wheel" runs directly through its center on its x-axis and connects to the landing gear struts on either side. Therefore, each landing gear (including the nose) is assigned only one wheel.

This design is so unique that it was patented.

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