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Arado E.580
Role Jet fighter project
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke
Number built Not produced

The Arado E.580 was a German World War II jet fighter design. Based on a design from 1943, the E.580 was then altered for the Volksjager competition.[1]

Design[]

It had a single BMW 003A-1 engine above the fuselage, with the intake partially obstructed by the canopy. It had two MG 151/20 or MK 108 cannons in the nose.[1]

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