Arado Ar 67

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

Ar 67
Role Biplane Fighter
Manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke
First flight 1933
Primary user Luftwaffe
Produced 1933
Number built 1

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)

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 , 391 kW (525 hp) for take-off
447.4 kW (600 hp) at 3,352 m (10,997 ft)
477.2 kW (640 hp) at 4,267 m (13,999 ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph, 159 kn) at 3,770 m (12,369 ft)
340 km/h (211 mph) at 3,770 m (12,369 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 (3,281 ft) in 2.1 minutes

5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 9.5 minutes

Armament

See also

Related lists

References
  1. Nowarra, Heinz J. (1993). Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933–1945: Band 1 Flugzeugtypen AEG – Dornier. 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
  • Green, William, and Gordon Swanborough, The Complete Book of Fighters (Salamander Books, 2002)
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