Arado Ar 196 seaplane
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The Arado Ar 196 seaplane was a German World War II shipboard reconnaissance floatplane widely used by the Kriegsmarine for scouting, patrol, and maritime operations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Arado Ar 196 | 54 | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
→
military aircraft → reconnaissance floatplane → shipboard seaplane → |
| aircraftType |
floatplane
→
low-wing monoplane → single-engine → |
| armament |
depth charges
→
fixed forward-firing machine guns → flexible rear machine gun → light bombs → |
| category |
Arado Ar 196
→
surface form:
Arado aircraft
World War II German military aircraft → floatplanes → |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany → |
| crew | 2 → |
| crewRole |
observer
→
pilot → |
| designedFor | shipboard catapult operations → |
| engineType | piston engine → |
| firstFlightDate | 1937-05-01 → |
| floatConfiguration | twin-float → |
| height | approximately 4.45 m → |
| inServiceDuring | 1939–1945 → |
| introduced | 1938 → |
| landingCapability | water landing → |
| launchedFrom |
German battleships
→
German cruisers → auxiliary ships → catapult-equipped warships → |
| length | approximately 11 m → |
| manufacturer | Arado Flugzeugwerke → |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 320 km/h → |
| notableFor | being the standard shipboard reconnaissance aircraft of the Kriegsmarine → |
| operatedBy |
Kriegsmarine
→
Luftwaffe → |
| powerplant | BMW 132 radial engine → |
| primaryRole | maritime reconnaissance → |
| range | approximately 1,000 km → |
| secondaryRole |
air-sea rescue
→
anti-submarine warfare → coastal patrol → patrol → |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 7,000 m → |
| status | retired → |
| successorTo | Heinkel He 60 → |
| usedBy |
Allied forces (captured)
→
Bulgaria → Finland → Germany → Romania → Soviet Union →
surface form:
Soviet Union (captured)
|
| usedInConflict | World War II → |
| wingspan | approximately 12.4 m → |
Referenced by (1)
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