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Germany - Arado Ar 234 Variants


Arado Ar 234 C Variants

Ar 234 C
Ar 234 C-1 Four-engined aircraft – all C-series Ar 234s powered with a quartet of BMW 003 jet engines – as installed on the Ar 234 V8 prototype, otherwise similar to the Ar 234 B-1.

Ar 234 C-2 Four-engined aircraft similar to the Ar 234 B-2.

Ar 234 C-3 Multi-purpose version, armed with two 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons beneath the nose.

Ar 234 C-3/N Proposed two-seat night fighter version, armed with two forward-firing 20 mm MG 151/20 and two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons, fitted with a mid-VHF band FuG 218 Neptun Vradar.

Ar 234 C-4 Armed reconnaissance version, fitted with two cameras, armed with four 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon.

Ar 234 C-5 Proposed version with side-by-side seating for the crew. The 28th prototype was converted into this variant.

Ar 234 C-6 Proposed two-seat reconnaissance aircraft. The 29th prototype was converted into this variant.

Ar 234 C-7 Night fighter version, with side-by-side seating for the crew, fitted with an enhanced FuG 245 Bremen O cavity magnetron-based centimetric (30 GHz) radar.

Ar 234 C-8 Proposed single-seat bomber version, powered by two 1,080 kg (2,380 lb) Jumo 004D turbojet engines.
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