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MILITARY AIRCRAFT Air Forces Annual National Aircraft Index Military Aircraft Types
Arado Ar 196
 
Arado Ar 196
Country: Germany
Type: Reconnaissance
Manufacturer: Arado
Service: 1938 - 1945
First Flight: May 1937
Production: 541

The Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by the German firm Arado starting in 1936. The next year it was selected as the winner of a design contest, and became the standard aircraft of the Kriegsmarine throughout World War II.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( Ar 196 A-2)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two (pilot and observer)
  • Length: 11.7 m (38 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.1 m (49 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 37.9 m (408 ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,980 kg (6,580 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 3,720 kg (8,200 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 x Bramo 323 9-cylinder radial engine, 620 kW (830 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 311 km/h (193 mph)
  • Range: 1,080 km (670 mi)
  • Service ceiling 7,010 m (23,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 300 m/s (980 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 98.2 kg/m (20.1 lb/ft)
  • Power/mass: 167 W/kg (0.101 hp/lb)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1 x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 15 machine gun
    • 1 x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 17 machine gun
    • 2 x 20 mm MG FF cannons
  • Bombs: 2 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs