Germany's Arado Ar 196 Floatplane1
Arado Ar 196:
Arado Ar 196:
Arado Ar 196:
Arado Ar 196 R:
Design
The Heinkel He 50 was becoming obsolete so in 1936 Arado began to design it's replacement, the Ar 196.1
Prototypes had a 2 blade propeller.1
Trials were being completed just as the war started.1
Production
It was built by Fokker and SNCA of Germany.1
Usage
The Admiral Graf Spee was the first warship supplied with them.1 Eventually all capital ships and heavy cruisers had them.1
The Ar 196s were also used in the English Channel for air-sea rescues.1
In 1940 2 Ar 196s helped in the capture the HMS Seal submarine.1 The submarine had been damaged by a mine off the coast of Norway.1 Two Ar 196s based in Aalborg, Denmark attacked the submarine and prevented it from submerging.1 The Kriegsmarine then captured the submarine.1
| Ar 196 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Shipboard and coast patrol craft1, Floatplane1 |
| Crew | 21 |
| Engine (Type) | BMW 123K1 |
| Cylinders | Radial 91 |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| HP | 9601 |
| Propeller blades | 31 |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 40' 8"1 12.4 m1 |
| Length | 36' 1"1 11 m1 |
| Height | 14' 7"1 4.45 m1 |
| Wing area | 306 ft2 1 28.4 m2 1 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 6,592 lb1 2,990 kg1 |
| Loaded | 8,223 lb1 3,730 kg1 |
| Performance | |
| Speed @ sea level | |
| Speed @ 13,120' / 4,000 m | 193 mph1 310 kph1 |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | 23,000'1 7,000 m1 |
| Range | 665 miles1 1,070 km1 |
| Armament | |
| Nose | |
| Wings | 2: 20 mm1 |
| Rear cockpit | 1 or 2: 7.92 mm MG 151 |
| Bombs | 2: 110 lb1 2: 50 kg1 |
| Production |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
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