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MILITARY AIRCRAFT Air Forces Annual National Aircraft Index Military Aircraft Types
Arado Ar 96
 
Arado Ar 96
Country: Germany
Type: Trainer
Manufacturer: Arado
Service: 1939 - 1945
First Flight: 1938
Production: 11500

Arado Ar 96 was a German single-engined, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction produced by Arado Flugzeugwerke. It was the standard advanced trainer in use by the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( Arado Ar 96B-2)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 9.10 m (29 ft 10¼ in)
  • Wingspan: 11.00 m (36 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 6¼ in)
  • Wing area: 17.10 m (184.07 ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,295 kg (2,854 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 x Argus As 410A-1 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine, 347 kW (465 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 330 km/h (205 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 295 km/h (183 mph)
  • Range: 990 km (615 mi)
  • Service ceiling 7,100 m (23,295 ft)

Armament

  • 1 x 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 17 machine gun