The Ar 79 set a number of speed records in 1938:[1]
On 15 July the solo 1,000 km (621.4 mi) at 229.04 km/h (142.32 mph),[1]
On 29 July the 2,000 km (1,242.8 mi) at 227.029 km/h (141.069 mph).[1]
From 29 to 31 December, a modified Ar 79, with a jettisonable 106 L (28 US gal) fuel tank and extra 520 L (140 US gal) tank behind the cabin, completed a non-stop 6,303 km (3,917 mi) flight from Benghazi, Libya to Gaya, India, at an average speed of 160 km/h (100 mph).[1]
^Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 36–37. ISBN978-1-900732-06-2.
^Schneider, Helmut (1944). Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Handbuch der deutschen Luftfahrt- und Zubehör-Industrie (in German) (Sonderausg ed.). Leipzig: Herm. Beyer Verlag. pp. 22–23. ISBN381120484X.
References
Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books. p. 118. ISBN1-85605-375-X.
Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 36–37. ISBN978-1-900732-06-2.
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