Arado Ar 96

Infobox Aircraft
name=Ar 96


caption=Arado Ar 96 at the "Technikmuseum Berlin"
type=Military Training aircraft
manufacturer= Arado Flugzeugwerke
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first flight= 1938
introduced= 1939
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primary user= Luftwaffe
more users= Czechoslovakian Air Force Hungarian Air Force Romanian Air Force
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Arado Ar 96 was a German single-engined, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction produced by Arado Flugzeugwerke. It was the Luftwaffe's standard advanced trainer during the Second World War.

Design and development

Designed by Walter Blume, the prototype, powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Argus As 10c engine, first flew in 1938. In 1939, an initial batch of Ar 96A aircraft was produced. This was followed by the major production series, the more powerful Ar 96B.

Operational history

The Ar 96 was used for advanced, night and instrument flying training.

Shadow production was undertaken by Letov and the Avia factory in occupied Czechoslovakia, where manufacturing continued for some years after the war, being designated C-2. A wooden version known as the Ar 396 was built in France and was designated SIPA SS.11. Further developments were the SIPA 111 (armed version), and SIPA S-12, a metal version. 58 Machines were producd until 1958. The S.11 was operated with some success in Algeria carrying guns, rockets and light bombs.

Variants

;Ar 96A:Two-seat advanced trainer aircraft. Initial production version.;Ar 96B:Improved version. Main production version.;C.2B:Czech production version of the Ar 96B. Czech designation C.2B.;Ar 96B-1:Unarmed pilot trainer version.;Ar 96B-2:;Ar 96C:;Ar 396:;Ar 396A-1:Single-seat gunnary trainer version.;Ar 396A-2:Unarmed instrument trainer version.;SIPA S.10:;SIPA S.11:;SIPA S.12:

Operators

;CZS
*Czechoslovakian Air Force operated Avia C-2 variant postwar.;flag|Germany|Nazi
*Luftwaffe;flag|Hungary|1940
*Hungarian Air Force;flag|Romania
*Romanian Air Force;flag|Slovakia|1938
*"Slovenské vzdušné zbrane"

urvivors

*Arado Ar 96 B-1 - Deutsche Technikmuseum. Berlin, Germany.
*Arado Ar 96 B-1 - Flyhistorisk Museum. Sola, Norway. [ [http://www.flymuseum-sola.no/sider/hoved.html Flyhistorisk Museum Sola] no icon]

pecifications (Arado Ar 96B-2)

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length main= 9.10 m
length alt= 29 ft 10¼ in
span main= 11.00 m
span alt= 36 ft 1 in
height main= 2.60 m
height alt= 8 ft 6¼ in
area main= 17.10 m²
area alt= 184.07 ft²
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empty weight main= 1,295 kg
empty weight alt= 2,854 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 1,700 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 3,748 lb
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engine (prop)=Argus As 410A-1
type of prop=12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine
number of props=1
power main= 347 kW
power alt= 465 hp
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max speed main= 330 km/h
max speed alt= 205 mph
cruise speed main= 295 km/h
cruise speed alt= 183 mph
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range main= 990 km
range alt= 615 mi
ceiling main= 7,100 m
ceiling alt= 23,295 ft
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*1 × 7.92 mm (0.31 in) MG 17 machine gun
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ee also

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similar aircraft=
* Miles Master
* North American Harvard

sequence=
Ju 89 -
Ju 90 -
Ar 95 - Ar 95 -
Fi 97 -
Fi 98 -
Fi 99

lists=
* List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
* List of military aircraft of Germany

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References

Notes

Bibliography

* Green, William. "Warplanes of the Third Reich". London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1970 (fourth impression 1979). ISBN 0-356-02382-6.
* Kranzhoff, Jörg Armin. "Arado Ar 96 Varianten (Flugzeug Profile Nr. 43)" (in German). Stengelheim, Germany: Unitec-Medienvertrieb, e.K., 2006.
* Mondey, David. "The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II". London: Chancellor, 1996. ISBN 1 85152 966 7.
* Smith J. R. and Kay, Anthony. "German Aircraft of the Second World War". London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1972. ISBN 0-370-00024-2.