Arado Ar 199

Ar 199
Model of an Ar 199
Role	Trainer prototype
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Arado Flugzeugwerke
First flight	1939[1]
Primary user	Luftwaffe
Number built	2

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 prototypes were built, but the Luftwaffe's requirements changed and no production aircraft were built. The two prototypes, D-IFRB and D-ISBC did serve as trainers^[1] and were used for air-sea rescue operations from Northern Norway.^[2]

Specifications(Ar 199)

Data from Aircraft of the Third Reich Vol.1^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• 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, 335.5 kW (449.9 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed variable pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 km/h (162 mph; 140 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
• Cruising speed: 212 km/h (132 mph; 114 kn)
• Range: 740 km (460 mi; 400 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,325 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)
• Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 11 minutes

References

Bibliography

• Smith, J R; Kay, Antony L. (1972). German Aircraft of the Second World War. London: Putnam. ISBN 85177 836 4.