Arado-234 with jet propulsion power plant (R1 of 2)
342-USAF-13340 r1
08:53
Description:
Summary: Captured German film showing demonstration of aircraft Arado-234, rocket assisted. Shows parachute recovery of rocket units, parachute recovery of droppable landing gear, method of attaching landing gear to plane, testing of skid-type landing gear, views of interior and of fuel and electrical systems. Shows also aircraft Arado-232, twin-engine German transport, test dropping landing gear.
1) PS Arado-234 taxiing up flight line, German airfield. 2) Ps Arado-234 taking off. 3) PS same. 4) PS mofified Arado-234 taxiing away from hangar area, plane equipped with rocket units attached to wings, also two bombs attached to underside of engine nacelle. 5) PS Arado-234 taxiing.6) PS same taxiing up flight line past stationary JU-88. 7) PS of Arado-234 take off, rocket assisted. 8) PS Ared0-234 passing overhead releasing rocket unit from the wings, units fall to ground by mans of parachutes. 9) PS Arado-234 take off, rocket assisted. 10) GCS Arado-234 passing overhead releasing rocket units, rocket unit descending by means of parachute. 11) PS Arado-234 in flight overhead. 12) PS Arado-234 speed run across airfield, ground not visible. 13) PS head on view, Arado-234 approaching in to camera, passing overhead -- wheels down for landing. 14) PS, Arado-234 fly by. 15) PS Arado-234 fly by, wheels down. 16) PS Arado-234 landing. 17) PS repeat scene of same.