When pursuing submarines, small bombs were placed underneath the ar 196 s wings. Irreplaceable reference for modelers and aviation fans. Among its many credits, ar 196s proved worthy adversaries against short sunderland flying boats and the type even managed to force a royal navy submarine to surrender. It is not widely known that a german submarine command was stationed in penang which operated ar196s. Everyone gets free storage to upload their files, be they photos, cad models, pdf building instructions, whatever. The arado ar 196 a3 was the most popular version, of which 297 planes were built 274 in warenmunde and 23 under licence by the s. Luftwaffe ar196 seaplane 95%, i need the cockpit cannon. After repairs, thirtyseven arado ar 96 aircraft fitted with soviet radio equipment were integrated into the aviation element of the soviet border guard. The first arado ar 196 to fall into allied hands was an example belonging to the german cruiser admiral hipper, which was captured in lyngstad, eide, by a norwegian marinens flyvebaatfabrikk m. The aircraft was eventually deployed on a number of notable german warships that included the deutschland, the admiral scheer, the admiral hipper and the leipzig.
Contemporary pictures seem to be rare, so i had to rely on artwork. Media in category arado ar 196 the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Media in category arado ar 196 drawings the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. Twoseat shipboard reconnaissance and coastal patrol float seaplane. Arado ar 196 history, photos, specification of the arado. Technical layout aircraft general information arado. All results related to arado ar 196 found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. With bricksafe, you can upload your lego related files or explore and download files shared by others. Arado ar 196 naval aircraft war thunder official forum. Lego moc34100 arado ar 196 technic model airport 2020. The aircraft was showcased in quantity on nearly every front that germany was threatened or was threatening and fared well against allied shipping convoys and even claimed numerous allied aircraft along the way. One bmw 2k ninecylinder radial aircooled engine, rated at 960hp at takeoff and 820hp at 3280 ft. Wikimedia commons has afado related to arado ar it is now on display at the paul e.
Jan 07, 2009 the ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by the german firm arado starting in 1936. The arado ar 196 was the principle floatplane of the german luftwaffe throughout world war 2. Besides germany, bulgaria was the only country that used the arado when they obtained 12 arado ar196a3. The arado196 was a highly successful seaplane design which served as a reconnaissance plane for the kriegsmarine.
It consisted of a group of submarines which were supplemented and assisted by two arado 196 floatplanes from 1944 onwards. The new arado was tested with twin floats as well as with a center float woutriggers configuration similar to the kingfisher. It has been downloaded 37 times by fellow modelers from around the world. Arado ar 196a, 2 scale by revell plastic models world. Highly effective in the air and on water, the arado ar 196 seaplane entered service with the german navy in 1939.
Arado ar 196 specifications technical data description. The arado 196 was a highly successful seaplane design which served as a reconnaissance plane for the kriegsmarine. Apr 21, 2016 plastic model from revell heller, scale 172. The ar 196 was designed in 1936 as a replacement for the he 114. Both worked well, but the twin floats were chosen, as there was less likelihood of them digging in. The german kriegsmarine, arado ar 196 technical data, ship based aircraft, ar 196, ship based reconaissance plane. Arado ar 196 the arado 196 was a highly successful seaplane design which served as a reconnaissance plane for the kriegsmarine. The arado ar 96 was a german singleengine, lowwing monoplane of allmetal construction produced by arado flugzeugwerke.
The arado ar 196 a detailed guide to the eye of the kriegsmarine amazingly, this is the seventh title to be published in short time in this growing series that offers modellers enough reference and guidance to scale modellers interested in building the type. Catapulting a3 version built in 24 units from october to december, 1940 to replace the a1. The arado factory in warenmunde produced 24 planes of the a4 version. There are tons and tons of videotutorials about scale models, dispersed on the net. The arado ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance monoplane developed by the german firm of arado starting in 1936. The arado ar 196 is a singleengine twoseat shipboard reconnaissance aircraft produced by the german manufacturer arado flugzeugwerke gmbh in operation with the german kriegsmarine german navy during world war ii. The arado ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance lowwing 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. The arado ar 196 was the most popular shipboard floatplane used on board heavy warships and auxiliary cruisers of the kriegsmarine during the world war ii. Download arado ar 196 walk around mirageswar com from 30 mb, arado ar 196 a 3 rar from 336 mb free from tradownload. The arado ar 196 was used in the north atlantic, south atlantic, the mediteranean sea, the black sea, indian ocean and the pacific and in different locations on the european continent. You are ordering a print from the main pdf file in this listing. The ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by the german firm arado starting in 1936. Traditional cooper george smithwick history and how to make a wooden bucket duration. Although most units had operated from coastal air bases, but the aircraft is best known as the catapult launched scout plane of the german navy. We select the best and only the best videotutorials. The 14th volume of the topdrawings series is focused on the arado ar 196, german shipboard reconnaissance float plane. It was the luftwaffe s standard advanced trainer during world war ii. When pursuing submarines, small bombs were placed underneath the ar 196s wings. Hans mcilveen that the ar196 had hinomarus, and that the germans possibly also operated a ea as well.
In all versions, 541 ar 196s 526 production models were built before production ended in august 1944, about 100 of these from snca and fokker plants. Sagr 125 1942 mpm model kit 148 developpement development. The japanese navy operated submarines and floatplanes, whereas the germans had the so called monsun gruppe stationed there. 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. Arado ar 196 shipborne reconnaissance floatplane aircraft. Hiroshi yasunaga was one of the few japanese pilots who saw this plane. Jun 26, 2019 the arado ar 196 was the principle floatplane of the german luftwaffe throughout world war 2.
In autumn 1936 the technical department of the reichsluftfahrtministerium reichs ministry for aviation issued a specification for a catapult float plane to replace the heinkel he 50s then serving with the bordfliegerstaffeln. Arado ar 196 history, photos, specification of the arado ar 196. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the. Mg 17 machine gun fixed to fire forward, and one 7. In addition to the german luftwaffe and kriegsmarine, romania and bulgaria also used the aircraft in limited numbers. It was mostly used for patrol and reconnaissance missions, but the ar 196 was often employed to track down enemy warships as well.