The Arado L II was a 1920s German two-seat, high-wing touring
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple wings.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
.
In 1930, a revised version with folding wings and improved undercarriage, the L IIa first flew, and four examples took part in the
Challenge International de Tourisme 1930
The International Touring Competition in 1930 () was the second FAI international touring aircraft contest, that took place between July 18 and August 8, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pr ...
, starting from Berlin-Tempelhof airport, but none placed, and one crashed early in the race. Two examples competed in the ' in 1931.
Specifications (L IIa)
Data from German Aviation 1919 – 1945
Notes
Further reading
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* ''World Aircraft Information Files.'' Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73
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1920s German sport aircraft
L II
Aircraft first flown in 1929