title: Arado L II
text: # Arado L II
  
  The Arado L II was a 1920s German two-seat, high-wing touring monoplane.
  
  In 1930, a revised version with folding wings and improved undercarriage, the L IIa first flew, and four examples took part in the Challenge International de Tourisme 1930, starting from Berlin-Tempelhof airport, but none placed, and one crashed early in the race. Two examples competed in the Deutschlandflug in 1931.
  
  ## Specifications (L IIa)
  
  Data from German Aviation 1919 – 1945
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: one pilot
  * Capacity: one passenger
  * Length: 6.72 m (22 ft 0 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
  * Height: 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in)
  * Wing area: 17.0 $m^2$ (183 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 415 kg (915 lb)
  * Gross weight: 700 kg (1,540 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 8R , 60 kW (80 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)
  * Range: 700 km (440 mi, 380 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,560 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 2.1 m/s (420 ft/min)
  