The Arado SC I was a
biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
trainer developed in
Germany
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in the 1920s. It was based on the
S I, but powered by a far more powerful
inline engine. Accordingly, the structure received considerable strengthening. The aircraft was intended for the clandestine military flying school at
Lipetsk
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, but it was not accepted for this service. Instead, a small number were built for the ''
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
The Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (DVS), German Air Transport School, was a covert military-training organization operating as a flying school in Germany. It began during the Weimar Republic in Staaken, Berlin in 1925 and its head office was tr ...
''.
Specifications
See also
References
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* ''World Aircraft Information Files.'' Brightstar Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 73
German Aircraft between 1919 – 1945
Biplanes
Single-engined tractor aircraft
1920s German civil trainer aircraft
SC I
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