title: Arado L I
text: # Arado L I
  
  The Arado L I was a two-seat parasol-wing sport monoplane built in Germany in 1929, in order to compete in the Europa Rundflug that year. During the fuel consumption trials, the L 1 made a forced landing and was disqualified from the contest. Bringing the aircraft back to Paris, designer Hermann Hofmann performed some aerobatics over the airfield and was killed when it crashed.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one pilot
  * Capacity: one passenger
  * Length: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
  * Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
  * Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
  * Wing area: 14.5 $m^2$ (156 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 270 kg (595 lb)
  * Gross weight: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Salmson 9AD , 30 kW (40 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  