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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: VooWho on January 24, 2007, 07:44:05 PM

Title: Arado Ar 196
Post by: VooWho on January 24, 2007, 07:44:05 PM

This would be a pretty cool seaplane, or cruiser launched airplane.

Crew:1 (says one but I see 2, must be another error in my book)
Powerplant: One 970hp BMW 132K 9-cylinder radial engine
Performance: Max speed 199mph; range 665miles; service ceiling 22,960ft
Armament: Two 20mm fixed foward-firing cannon in wing; one 7.92 (0.31in) machine guns in starboard side of forward fuselage; two 7.92 (0.31in) machine guns in rear cockpit; external ordnance up to 220Ib.

(http://www.airwar.ru/image/i/sww2/ar196-i.jpg)

Says the Ar 196 is manoeuvrable, and could give a good account of itself when confronted by most allied fighters.

Title: Arado Ar 196
Post by: Major Biggles on January 24, 2007, 07:46:33 PM

pretty pointless really...

Title: Arado Ar 196
Post by: VooWho on January 24, 2007, 08:11:12 PM

Yeah I know, just thought I post this. Flew this plane in CFS and had tons of fun with it.

Title: Arado Ar 196
Post by: Debonair on January 25, 2007, 12:28:15 AM

iirc this was the 1st plane to capture a submarine