Arado Ar 65

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Arado Ar 65
Arado Ar 65 with Bulgarian registration
Type: Fighter plane
Design country:

German EmpireGerman Empire German Empire

Manufacturer:

Arado

First flight:

1931

Production time:

1933-1936

Number of pieces:

193

The Arado Ar 65 was a biplane made by Arado Flugzeugwerke in 1931, which was designed as a fighter aircraft .

Development and history

The Arado Ar 65 was an enlarged version of the predecessor Ar 64 . Instead of the radial engine used there, a 750 hp BMW VI V-engine was used in the Ar 65 . The three prototypes Ar 65a, Ar 65b and Ar 65c had only minor structural differences.

The Ar 65d followed in 1933 as a series version. The vertical bomb bay for six bombs was no longer installed in the Ar 65e and Ar 65f variants .

The series models were introduced to the Luftwaffe on a large scale together with the predecessor Ar 64 . First, the hunting groups at the Döberitz and Jüterbog-Damm airfields were equipped. The 1st group of Jagdgeschwader 132 later emerged from the Döberitz group. Parts then formed the Jagdgeschwader 131, from which JG 2 "Richthofen" was eventually created.

In addition to its core task as a fighter aircraft, the Ar 65 was used to train fighter pilots. From 1933 to 1936, 85 Ar 65s were manufactured, 24 of which were licensed by Erla in Leipzig. In 1936 the pattern was replaced by the more modern Ar 68 and Heinkel He 51 . Twelve aircraft were delivered to the Royal Bulgarian Air Force in 1937 .

Production numbers

Series production of the Ar 65 began in September 1933 and ended in October 1935. The last 12 aircraft were built for sales to Bulgaria in December 1935 and January 1936.

Production figures of the Ar 65
Manufacturer total
ArW 145
Ago 36
Erla 12
total 193

Technical specifications

Three-sided tear
Parameter Data
crew 1
length 8.40 m
height 3.42 m
span 11.20 m
Wing area 30.0 m²
Empty mass 1510 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 1950 kg
Top speed 300 km / h
Service ceiling 7600 m
Engines a BMW VI with 750 PS (552 kW)
Armament two permanently installed 7.92 mm MG 17 above the engine

See also

literature

  • Volker Koos: Arado Flugzeugwerke 1925–1945 . Heel, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-89880-728-9 .
  • Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Arado. History of an aircraft factory . Aviatic, Oberhaching 1995, ISBN 3-925505-27-X .
  • Helmut Stützer: The German military aircraft 1919–1934 . E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Herford 1984, ISBN 3-8132-0184-8 .
  • William Green and Gordon Swanborough: Fighter Planes of the World. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-7276-7126-2 .
  • Regulation L.Dv.T. 2065 / Fl, Ar 65 Operating Instructions-Fl, Operation and Maintenance of the Airplane, 1941

Web links

Commons : Arado Ar 65  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Documents from the Federal Archives / Freiburg Military Archives, holdings RL 3