Arado Ar 234 projects and variants

[hesham]

From this book, Samolot bombowo-rozpoznawczy Arado AR-234 Typy Broni i Uzbrojenia 159

 

[moin1900]

Arado 234 Jettisonable Canopy and Empennage

December 2, 1944
Due to accidents involving the Arado 234 B, an empennage jettison system is required to enable the pilot to bail out. Similarly, a canopy jettison system and an empennage jettison system are required for the Arado 234 C3 and C5.

December 9, 1944
Plans are being made to jettison the entire rear fuselage of the Arado 234 B, the Arado 234 C3 and the C5. The resulting downward pitching motion causes the aircrew to be ejected.
For the C3 and C5 models, enlarging the exit opening using explosive charges is necessary. This presents exceptional difficulties, as the detonation occurs in the immediate vicinity of the crew. Rechlin will conduct explosive tests using experimental cockpit sections.

Soure: Bundesarchiv
Signatur: RL 36/86; Page: 97-98 & 125
Direct Link:
https://invenio.bundesarchiv.de/invenio/direktlink/b2b7a313-243b-47b5-acd0-961ecdc43be8/

 

[hesham]

From this book.