| Manufacturer |
Akaflieg Stuttgart |
Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| Description |
The Akaflieg Stuttgart fs28, nicknamed Avispa (Spanish: Wasp) is a single engine, twin boom pusher configuration light sports and utility aircraft designed at the University of Stuttgart in West Germany in the 1970s. |
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. |
| First Flight |
1972-12-20 |
1934-04-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1936-01-01 |
| Designer |
Akaflieg Stuttgart |
Walter Blume |
| Type |
|
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
7.2 |
7.2 |
| Height (m) |
|
2.55 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
270 |
267 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
250 |
221 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
6400 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.2 |
| Armament |
|
; Fighter: 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, 250 rounds per gun; Trainer: 1 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, 250 rounds per gun; 2 × 10 kg SC 10 fragmentation bombs |
| Endurance (h) |
|
2 |
| National Origin |
West Germany |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
189 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Lycoming O-235-E2A air-cooled flat four, 86 kW (115 hp) each |
1 × Argus As 10C inverted V-8 air-cooled piston engine, 179 kW (240 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Luftwaffe |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akaflieg_Stuttgart_fs28 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_76 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.4 |
9.5 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
13.34 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
7 |
6.5 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Lycoming O-235 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |