Arado Ar 76

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.

Designed & development
Arado's response to a requirement by the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) for a light / emergency fighter aircraft, was the Ar 76 which was evaluated against the Heinkel He 74, Focke-Wulf Fw 56, and the Henschel Hs 121 and Hs 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.

Description
The Ar 76 was a parasol-wing monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The wings were fabric over wood, and the fuselage was fabric over steel tube.

Operational history
Production Ar 76A aircraft were used by Jagdfliegerschulen (fighter pilot schools) from 1936.

Variants
Data from:
 * Ar 76a
 * First prototype, (regn. D-ISEN).


 * Ar 76 V2
 * Second prototype, (regn. D-IRAS).


 * Ar 76 V3
 * Third prototype.


 * Ar 76A
 * Single-seat advanced trainer, lightweight fighter aircraft. Built in small numbers.

Operators

 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * Luftwaffe