Arado Ar 199
| Ar 199 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Model of an Ar 199 | |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| First flight | 1939[1] |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
| Number built | 31[2][3] |
The Arado Ar 199 was a floatplane aircraft, built by Arado Flugzeugwerke. 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[1] and were used for air-sea rescue operations from Northern Norway.[4]
Specifications(Ar 199)
[edit]Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich Vol.1[5]
General characteristics
- 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 takeoff weight: 2,075 kg (4,575 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 410C inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine, 340 kW (450 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 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 (9,800 ft) in 11 minutes
References
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- Notes
- ^ a b Smith, 1972. p. 34.
- ^ Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Arado – Geschichte eines Flugzeugwerks. Aviatic Verlag, Oberhaching (Germany) 1995, ISBN 3-925505-27-X.
- ^ Jörg Armin Kranzhoff: Arado 96 Varianten. In: Flugzeug Profile. 43, UNITEC Medienvertrieb Stengelheim (Germany)
- ^ Tilford Jr., Earl (1977). "SEENOTDIENST: Early Development of Air-Sea Rescue". Air University Review (January - February 1977). United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13.
- ^ Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-1-900732-06-2.
- Bibliography
- Smith, J R; Kay, Antony L. (1972). German Aircraft of the Second World War. London: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-85177-836-5.