Arado L 1
Type WerkNr. Registration History
  56 D-1707 Named "Ostseebad Warnemünde". Built to take part in the Europa-Rundflug 1929 it was flown to Paris in August 1929. Pilot: Hermann Hofmann, the designer of the aircraft.On the 5th of August it started for a flight to measure the fuel consumption, had to force land south of Paris, after repair it started again back to Paris. During some advanced flying inverted it went into spin and crashed, Hofmann was killed.

 

Type 2-seated sportplane
Engine 1 Salmson AD 9
Dimensions Length 6.00 m, span 10.00 m
Weights Empty 272 kg, flying weight 500 kg
Performance Max. speed 140 km/h