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.
Arado’s response to a requirement by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) for a light / emergency fighter aircraft, was the Ar 76 which was evaluated against the Heinkel He 74, Focke-Wulf Fw 56, Henschel Hs 121 and Hs 125 in 1935.
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 production aircraft as well.
Specifications
Crew
One
Length
7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Wingspan
9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Height
2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Wing area
13.34 m2 (143.6 sq ft)
Aspect ratio
6.5
Empty weight
751 kg (1,656 lb)
Gross weight
1,072 kg (2,363 lb)
Fuel capacity
Main tank
105 l (28 US gal; 23 imp gal);
Oil tank
12 l (3.2 US gal; 2.6 imp gal)
Powerplant
1 × Argus As 10C, inverted V-8 air cooled piston engine, 179 kW (240 hp)
Propellers
2 bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller
Performance
Maximum speed
267 km/h (166 mph, 144 kn)
Cruise speed
221 km/h (137 mph, 119 kn)
Landing Speed
100 km/h (62 mph; 54 kn)
Range
470 km (290 mi, 250 nmi)
Endurance
2 hr 24 minutes
Service ceiling
6,400 m (21,000 ft)
Rate of climb
7.2 m/s (1,420 ft/min)
Time to altitude
1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2.5 minutes
Fuel consumption
21 l (5.5 US gal; 4.6 imp gal) / 100 km (54 nmi; 62 mi)
Oil consumption
0.8 l (0.21 US gal; 0.18 imp gal) / 100 km (54 nmi; 62 mi)
Armament
Guns
2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns with 250 rounds per gun