Arado Ar 77

National origin: French
Manufacturer: Arado Flugzeugwerke
First flight: 1934

The Arado Ar 77 was a German twin-engined monoplane, used as an advanced training aircraft, from 1934. The Arado Ar 77 was characterised by th relatively low placement of its engines in realtionship to the wings. There was room for two people in the cockpit, and four other people, such as radio operators, in the fuselage. However, the Luftwaffe criticized the aircraft, instead, preferring the Focke-Wulf Fw 58.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Capacity: 4 people
Length: 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 19.2 m (63 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 38.6 m (415 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,930 kg (4,255 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 1,940 kg (4,277 lb)
Powerplant: 2 x— Argus As 10C 8-cylinder inverted-V air-cooled, 180 kW (240 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph; 130 kn)
Range: 720 km (447 mi; 389 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)

Michael J. H. Taylor, Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London (1989)

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