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.

Arado Ar 76

SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Light fighter and advanced trainer prototype
Origin: Arado Handelsgesellschaft, Warnedmunde
Models: Ar 76A
First Flight: Late 1934
Service Delivery: 1936, single small batch
Final Delivery: N/A

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POWERPLANT:
Model: Argus As 10C
Type: Inverted-V8 aircooled
Number: One      Horsepower: 240 hp

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DIMENSIONS:
Wing span: 9.50m (31 ft. 2 in.)
Length: 7.20m (23 ft. 7½ in.)
Height: 2.54m (8 ft. 4¼ in.)
Wing Surface Area: N/A

WEIGHTS:
Empty: 750kg (1,653 lbs.)
Maximum: 1,070kg (2,359 lbs.)

PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Speed: 267kph (166 mph)
Initial climb: N/A
Range: 292 Miles (470 km)
Service Ceiling: 21,000 ft. (6400m)

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ARMAMENT:
Fighter - Two fixed MG 17 7.92mm machine guns mounted above engine.

Trainer - One fixed MG 17 7.92mm machine gun mounted above engine.

Arado Ar 76

Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London