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Arado Ar 67

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Ar 67
General information
TypeBiplane Fighter
ManufacturerArado Flugzeugwerke
Primary userLuftwaffe
Number built1
History
Manufactured1933
First flight1933

The Arado Ar 67 was the single-seat biplane fighter successor to the Ar 65.

The Ar 67 appeared in 1933 and was developed alongside the Ar 68. The Ar 67 was considerably smaller and lighter than the Ar 65. But the Ar 68 proved to be a better performer, and all further work on the Ar 67 was discontinued after only one prototype was built.[1]

Specifications (Ar 67a)

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Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.68 m (31 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
  • Wing area: 25.06 m2 (269.7 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,660 kg (3,660 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI , 390 kW (525 hp) for take-off
450 kW (600 hp) at 3,400 m (11,000 ft)
480 kW (640 hp) at 4,300 m (14,000 ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn) at 2,370 m (7,790 ft)
340 km/h (210 mph) at 3,770 m (12,370 ft)
  • Service ceiling: 9,300 m (30,510 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 8 m/s (1,600 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 2.1 minutes
5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 9.5 minutes

Armament

See also

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Related lists

References

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  1. ^ Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945: Band 1 Flugzeugtypen AEG – Dornier. Vol. 1. Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe Verlag. p. 41. ISBN 3-7637-5465-2.
  2. ^ Green, William (1970). Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday & Company Inc. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-385-05782-2.

Further reading

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  • Green, William, and Gordon Swanborough, The Complete Book of Fighters (Salamander Books, 2002)