Arado's response to a requirement by theReichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) for a light / emergency fighter aircraft, was the Ar 76 which was evaluated against theHeinkel He 74,Focke-Wulf Fw 56, theHenschel Hs 121 andHs 125 in 1935. Although the Fw 56 was selected for the main production contract, the RLM was sufficiently impressed by the Ar 76 to order a small number of production aircraft as well.[1]
It was powered by anArgus As 10CinvertedV8 which produced 240 horsepower (180 kW) and was capable of propelling the Ar 76 up to a maximum speed of 267 km/h (166 mph) and to a maximum altitude of 6,400 m (21,000 ft).[3]
When used as a fighter the Ar 76 was armed with twin7.92mmMG 17 machine guns which were mounted above the engine and each had access to 250 rounds. However, when used as an advanced trainer, it only carried a single MG 17.[3] Alongside this it could also carry two 10 kg (22 lb) SC 10 bombs, one under each wing.[3]
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