Arado Ar 199

The Arado Ar 199 was a floatplane aircraft.

It was a low wing monoplane, designed in 1938 to be launched from a catapult and operated over water.

The enclosed cockpit had two side-by-side seats for instructor and student, and a third, rear seat, for a trainee-navigator or radio operator.

Two of the 5 prototypes, D-IFRB and D-ISBC did serve as trainers and were used for air sea rescue operations from Northern Norway.

Specifications

Crew

Three

Length

10.57 m (34 ft 8 in)

Wingspan

12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)

Height

4.36 m (14 ft 4 in)

Wing area

30.4 m2 (327 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,675 kg (3,693 lb)

Max take-off weight

2,075 kg (4,575 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Argus As 410C, inverted V-12 air cooled piston engine, 335.5 kW (449.9 hp)

Propellers

2 bladed variable pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)

Cruise speed

212 km/h (132 mph, 114 kn)

Range

740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi)

Service ceiling

6,500 m (21,300 ft)

Rate of climb

4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)

Time to altitude

3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 11 minutes.