2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Arado Ar 76 'DB+UM', FFS A-B 72, Markersdorf 1940-41: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Arado Ar.76 photo Le Pontentiel Aérien Mondial 1936: Le Pontentiel Aérien Mondial 1936· Public domain
what is it?
The Arado Ar 76 was a German aircraft of the 1930s, designed as a light fighter with a secondary role as an advanced trainer in mind.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.5 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 9.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1934
- introduced
- 1936
- number built
- 193
- role
- fighter
- makers
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- engines
- 1× Argus As 10C
- length
- 7.2 m
- wingspan
- 9.5 m
- height
- 2.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,072 kg
- top speed
- 267 km/h
- cruise speed
- 221 km/h
- range
- 470 km
- ceiling
- 6,400 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q624838, Wikipedia: Arado Ar 76 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.