Arado Ar 79
The Arado Ar 79 was a German aircraft of the 1930s, designed as an aerobatic two-seat trainer and touring aircraft.
The Ar 79 was a monoplane with retractable, tailwheel undercarriage. The wings were constructed of fabric over plywood, the forward fuselage was of fabric over steel tube, and the rear fuselage was a monocoque structure.Operational history
The Ar 79 set a number of speed records in 1938:
- On 15 July the solo 1,000 km at 229.04 km/h,
- On 29 July the 2,000 km at 227.029 km/h.
- From 29 to 31 December, a modified Ar 79, with a jettisonable 106 L fuel tank and extra 520 L tank behind the cabin, completed a non-stop 6,303 km flight from Benghazi, Libya to Gaya, India, at an average speed of 160 km/h.
Operators
- Royal Hungarian Air Force
Specifications
