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Lieutenant Walter Blume
in World War I |
History of
Arado Ar240 begins somewhat from the end. In the second half of the '30 in the Reich they began work on a remote-controlled destruction fire stations, used as a weapon on board of Luftwaffe planes. As a result of this work, in companies
Arado Flugzeugwerke,
Rheinmetall-Borsig and
Versuchsanstalt Deutsch für Luftfahrt under the direction of engineer
Walter Blume, presents the project of controlled from the cockpit remote-controlled weapon system, board and guidance on target with the periscope, marked
FA-13.
RLM after analyzing the results of the work of the team of Walter Blume, commissioned him to work on a project with a high-speed aircraft type of
Kampfzerstörer with defensive weapon based on the results of his work. How it used to be in the Reich in matters of aircraft,
RLM expected build an aircraft capable of filling a wide range of tasks: heavy fighter, fast reconnaissance aircraft, dive bomber or aircraft assault. Responsibility for project took
Van Nes, under the general supervision of the chief engineer
Hans Rabeski .
