Arado Ar 196

The Arado Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance low wing monoplane aircraft built by the German firm of 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 (German Navy) throughout World War II.

Specifications

Crew

Two

Length

11 m (36 ft 1 in)

Wingspan

12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)

Height

4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)

Wing area

28.4 m2 (306 sq ft)

Empty weight

2,990 kg (6,592 lb)

Max take-off weight

3,720 kg (8,201 lb)

Powerplant

1 × BMW 132K, 9 cylinder air cooled radial piston engine,

706 kW (947 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed

311 km/h (193 mph, 168 kn)

Range

1,080 km (670 mi, 580 nmi)

Service ceiling

7,010 m (23,000 ft)

Rate of climb

5 m/s (980 ft/min)

Wing loading

98.2 kg/m2 (20.1 lb/sq ft)

Power/mass

0.167 kW/kg ( 0.101 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns

1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine gun

1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine gun

2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG FF cannon

Bombs

2x 50 kg (110.231 lb) bombs.