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,