The Arado Ar E.560 was designed as a fast, medium-range tactical bomber,
and encompassed several different designs, mainly differing in engine number
and type. Since the design work was submitted in the closing days of WWII,
only a few incomplete documents have survived. For the most part, the Arado
Ar E.560 had swept-back wings, standard tailplanes and vertical fin and
all versions had a tricycle undercarriage. All versions also featured a
pressurized cockpit located in the fuselage nose for a crew of two. Additional
equipment included two one-man life rafts, automatic course correction
and control, and a variety of radio equipment. Some designs also had remote
controlled armament, please see below for the individual Ar E.560 variant
information.
| Span | Length | Wing Area | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 18 m
59' 1" |
19.1 m
62' 8" |
49 m²
527.4 ft² |
18,800 kg
41446 lbs |
2 x BMW 803
double radial w/ 4000 H.P. each |
2500 kg
5512 lbs |
890 km/h
553 mph |
2500 km
1554 miles |
| Span | Length | Wing Area | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 24 m
78' 9" |
22.3 m
73' 2" |
57 m²
614 ft² |
38200 kg
84216 lbs |
4 x BMW 003E
turbojets w/ 1200 kg (2646 lbs) thrust each |
3000 kg
6614 lbs |
950 km/h
590 mph |
2100 km
1305 miles |
| Armament: | Two fixed forward firing MK103 30mm cannon beneath the
cockpit, two fixed
rear firing guns and a tail gun, remote controlled from the cockpit via a periscope |
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| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Engines | Bomb Load | Max. Speed | Range |
| 19.1 m
62' 8" |
16.8 m
55' 1" |
3.95 m
13' |
75 m²
807 ft² |
2 x BMW 028
turboprops w/ 6200 H.P. each |
4000 kg
8818 lbs |
920 km/h
572 mph |
3400 km
2113 miles |
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Engines | Bomb Load |
| 23.2 m
76' 1" |
18 m
59' 1" |
3.25 m
10' 8" |
46.6 m²
502 ft² |
6 x BMW 003
turbojets w/ 900 kg (1984 lbs) thrust each |
3000 kg
6614 lbs |
| Span | Length | Height | Flying Weight | Engines | Bomb Load |
| 24 m
78' 9" |
19.1 m
62' 8" |
5.1 m
16' 1" |
28600 kg
63052 lbs |
4 x BMW 018
turbojets w/ 2300 kg (5071 lbs) thrust each |
4000 kg
8818 lbs |
| Armament: | Two fixed forward firing MG 151 20 mm cannon in the fuselage
nose (200 rounds),
two fixed rear firing MG 151 20 mm cannon in the aft fuselage (200 rounds) and one MG 151 20 mm tail cannon (400 rounds), remote-controlled via a periscope in the cockpit |
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One of the few surviving documents
detailing the Arado Ar E.560
design