Arado Ar 66 - Specifications (Ar 66C)

Specifications (Ar 66C)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 2.93 m (9 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 29.63 m2 (318.9 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 905 kg (1,995 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,330 kg (2,932 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C inverted V-8 air-cooled piston engine, 179 kW (240 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn) at sea level
  • Cruising speed: 175 km/h (109 mph; 94 kn) at optimum altitude
  • Landing Speed: 80km/h (50 mph)
  • Range: 715 km (444 mi; 386 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 4.333 m/s (853.0 ft/min)
  • Time to altitude: 1,000 m (3280 ft) in 4.1 minutes

Armament

  • 2 kg (4.4 lb) and 4 kg (8.8 lb) anti-personnel bombs

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