Arado Ar 65

Fighter

Service Data

In Service: 1931 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 1931
Manufacturer: Arado
Number built: 85

Technical Data

Type: Fighter trainer biplane re-engined Ar 64

Crew: 1 man
Length: 8.4 m
Wingspan: 11.2 m
Wing area: 23 m²
Height: 3.42 m
Empty: 1,510 kg
Loaded: 1,930 kg
Engine: 1 × BMW VI 7-3 12 cylinder water cooled inline engine producing up to 750 hp
Maximum speed: 300 km/h
Range:
Service ceiling: 7,600 m
Armament:
2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns mounted above engine
Bomb load up to 6 × 50 kg
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Ar 65a
Ar 65b
Ar 65c
Ar 65d
Ar 65e
Ar 65f

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History

The Arado Ar 65 was a single seat single engine biplane fighter, trainer biplane re-engined Ar 64 of 1935

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources