Arado Ar 76
The Arado Ar 76 was a German aircraft of the 1930s, designed as a light fighter with a secondary role as an advanced trainer in mind. It was Arado's response to a requirement by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) for such an aircraft, and in 1935 was evaluated against the Heinkel He 74, Focke-Wulf Fw 56, and the Henschel Hs 121 and Hs 125. Although the Fw 56 was selected for the main production contract, the RLM was sufficiently impressed by the Ar 76 to order a small number of these as well. The Ar 76 was a parasol-wing monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The wings were fabric over wood, and the fuselage was fabric over steel tube.
Variants
- Ar 76a
- First prototype.
- Ar 76 V2
- Second prototype.
- Ar 76 V3
- Third prototype.
- Ar 76A
- Single-seat advanced trainer, lightweight fighter aircraft. Built in small numbers.
Operators
- Germany
Specifications (Ar 76A-0)
Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 7.20 m (23 ft 7½ in)
- Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.55 m (8 ft 4⅓ in)
- Wing area: 13.34 m² (143.59 ft²)
- Empty weight: 751 kg (1,653 lb)
- Loaded weight: 1,072 kg (2,359 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C, 179 kW (240 hp)
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns with 250 rounds per gun
- Bombs: 2 × 10 kg (22 lb) bombs
See also
- Related lists
References
- Green, William (1972). Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-05782-2.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 71.
- World Aircraft Information Files. Brightstar Aerospace Publishing, London. File 889 Sheet 69.
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