page_title: Arado Ar 65
section_title: Specifications (Ar 65E)
hierarchical_section_title: Arado Ar 65 / Specifications (Ar 65E)
caption_attribution_description: English: Arado Ar 65
context_page_description: The Arado Ar 65 was the single-seat biplane fighter successor to the Ar 64. Both looked very similar. The only major difference was the use of a 12-cylinder inline engine versus the Ar 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 prototypes, while the 65d-f were 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. However, the next year, 12 of them were presented to Germany's ally - the Royal Bulgarian Air Force. The final production total was 85 aircraft.
context_section_description: Data from Warplanes of the Third Reich
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
  Wingspan: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
  Height: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
  Wing area: 23 m² (250 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 1,510 kg (3,329 lb)
  Gross weight: 1,930 kg (4,255 lb)
  Fuel capacity: 218 l (58 US gal; 48 imp gal)
  Powerplant: 1 × BMW VI 7.3z V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 560 kW (750 hp)   for take-off, 372.85 kW (500 hp) continuous maximum power (7.3:1 compression ratio)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn) at 1,650 m (5,413 ft)
  Cruise speed: 246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn) at 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
  Range: 560 km (350 mi, 300 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 7,600 m (24,935 ft)
  Rate of climb: 10.60 m/s (2,086 ft/min)
  Time to altitude: 
  1,000 m (3,281 ft) in 1.5 minutes
  5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 10.6 minutes
  Armament
  Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns with 500 rpg.
caption: Arado Ar 65
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