Arado Ar 79 is a German multi-purpose training aircraft.
| Ar 79 | |
|---|---|
 Ar 79 V1 (D-EKCX) | |
| Type of | training plane |
| Developer | Arado flugzeugwerke |
| Manufacturer | Arado flugzeugwerke |
| Chief Designer | Walter Blum |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators |  Luftwaffe |
| Units produced | 72 |
| Unit cost | 18,000 Reichsmarks |
The first prototype Ar.79 V1 (D-EKCX) made its first flight in 1938. Later versions of V2 (D-EDCG) and V3 (D-EHCR) were released. Aircraft were tested at the Luftwaffe Test Center in Rechlin . Since 1939, airplanes have been used as couriers. The last aircraft is stored in the Berlin Museum of Technology and Transport [1] .
Options and Modifications
- Ar 79a - changed doors in the cabin.
- Ar 79b
- Ar 79d - a modified rudder with a large neckline at the bottom.
- Ar 79e
Model Operator Countries
Hungary
In 1938, 14 Ar.79 aircraft of modifications b and d were transferred to Hungary. There, these aircraft flew in militarized flying clubs and as part of the air force . Operated until 1955 [2] .
Records
On July 15, 1938, a flight with a length of 1000 km was made at an average speed of 229.040 km / h, which at that time was a record. Two weeks later, a new record was set, a flight was made, with a tank of a larger capacity, 2000 km long with an average speed of 229.029 km / h. In December of the same year, pilots Pulkowski and Jennet made an extra long flight from Benghazi ( Libya ) to the Indian city of Gaia . A distance of 6903 kilometers was covered non-stop at an average speed of 160 km / h. In the winter of 1938, Pulkowski and Jennett planned to make an extra-long staging flight on the route Berlin - Australia , but the flight ended tragically: in Madras, after take-off, an overloaded car collided with a large bird and crashed, burying both pilots under it [3] [4] .
Flight performance
Engine:
type: 1 PD Hirth HM 504-A2
power = 105 l. with.
Wingspan, m = 10.00
The length of the aircraft, m = 7.62
The height of the aircraft, m = 2.10
Wing Area, m² = 14.00
Weight kg:
empty plane = 460
take-off = 760
Maximum speed, km / h = 230
Practical ceiling, m = 1025
Notes
- ↑ Arado Ar 79 sports aircraft .
- ↑ Ar.79 .
- ↑ Arado Ar 79 .
- ↑ Arado (Arado) Ar 79 .
Literature
- Andrey Haruk. Luftwaffe Wings. Part One: Arado-Dornier . - M: EKSMO, 2014. Archived May 10, 2012 to Wayback Machine