Arado Ar 65

Infobox Aircraft
name = Ar 65
type = Biplane fighter
manufacturer = Heinkel


caption = Arado Ar 65 A (D 2218)
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first flight = 1931
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primary user = Luftwaffe
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produced = 1931-1936
number built = 85
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variants with their own articles = The Arado Ar 65 was the single seat biplane aircraft successor to the Arado Ar 64. Both looked very similar. The only major difference was the use of the 12-cylinder versus the 64's radial. The wingspan was also increased.

The Ar 65 appeared in 1931 and six models were built. The first three 65a-c were the prototypes while the 65d-f were the production models. The Ar 65d was delivered in 1933 and served alongside the Ar 64 in the two fighter groups - "Fliegergruppe" Döberitz and "Fliegergruppe" Damm. In 1935 the Ar 65 was reduced to a training aircraft. Production of the fighter was discontinued in 1936. But the next year twelve of them were presented to Germany's ally - the Royal Bulgarian Air Force. The final production total was 85 aircraft.

Variants

*Ar 65a : Prototype, powered by a (750hp) BMW VI 7.3 12-cylinder water-cooled engine. First flight in 1931.
*Ar 65b : Prototype, similar to the 65a but with minor structural changes.
*Ar 65c : Prototype, similar to the 65b but with minor structural changes.
*Ar 65d : Production model.
*Ar 65e : Similar to the 65d, but with the removal of the vertical fuselage magazine of six 10 kg (22 lb) bombs.
*Ar 65f : Final production model. Similar to the 65e.

Operators

*flag|Bulgaria|1878
*flag|Germany|Nazi

pecifications (Ar 65f)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
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ref= [Sharpe, Michael. "Biplanes, Triplanes, an Seaplanes". London, England: Friedman/Fairfax Books , 2000. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.]
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length main= 8.40 m
length alt= 27 ft 7 in
span main= 11.20 m
span alt= 36 ft 9 in
height main= 3.42 m
height alt= 11 ft 3 in
area main=23 sq m
area alt=248 sq ft
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empty weight main= 1,550 kg
empty weight alt= 3,418 lb
loaded weight main= 1,970 kg
loaded weight alt= 4,344 lb
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engine (prop)= BMW VI 7.3 water-cooled engine
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number of props=1
power main= 559 kw
power alt= 750 hp
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max speed main= 300 km/h
max speed alt= 186 mph
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ceiling main=7,600
ceiling alt=24,935
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armament=
* 2 × 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns
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ee also

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related=
* Arado Ar 64
similar aircraft=
* Heinkel He 43

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lists=
* List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
* List of military aircraft of Germany

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References

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