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Models: Ar 196A,
B, C Origin: Arado Flugzeugwerke GmbH Type: Maritime patrol float plane Crew: Two Number Built: 500+ First Flight: Ar 196V1: May 1938 Service Delivery: August 1, 1939 Powerplant: Ar 196A-3: Model: BMW 132K Type: Nine-cylinder radial Number: One Horsepower: 960 hp Dimensions: Ar 196A-3 Span: 40 ft. 8¼ in. (12.4m) Length: 36 ft. 1 in. (11m) Height: 14 ft. 7¼ in. (4.45m) Weights: Ar 196A-3 Empty: 6,593lb (2990kg) Loaded: 8,223lb (3730kg) Performance: Max. speed: 193 mph (310km/h) at 13,120 ft (4000m) Cruising speed: 158 mph (255 kph) Initial climb: 980 ft (300m)/min Service ceiling: 22,960 ft (7000m) Range: 670 miles (1070km) at 158 mph (253km/h)
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Comments The Ar 196 was designed primarily to replace the He 60 biplane then currently in service on all of Germany's capital ships. One of the few seaplanes to see service in the Atlantic and Mediterrenian, the Ar 196's primary duties consisted of reconnaissance and shadowing of service vessels. While in most respects the Ar 196 is not a formidable aircraft, for a seaplane it's performance exceeded it's Allied counterparts. After Germany's capital ships ceased active participation in the war, most Ar 196's were relegated to sea patrols from shore bases. About 50 planes served with Balkan air forces in the Adriatic and Black Sea. Variants: Ar 196A-0: Pre-Production batch of 10 aircraft, fitted with bomb racks and rear machine gun only. Ar 196A-1: Batch of 20 aircraft built in 1939 for operations from major warships. These ships include Admiral Graf Spee, Deutschland, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Hipper and Prinz Eugen. One example from Admiral Hipper was later captured in Norway in 1940. Ar 196A-2: Coastal patrol variant.  Arado Ar 196A-3s of 2.Staffel of See-Aufklarungsgruppe 128. June 1943
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