Seaplanes & amphibiansprototype training floatplane by Arado
Ar 199
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 and were used for air-sea rescue operations from Northern Norway.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Arado Flugzeugwerke
- Category
- Seaplanes & amphibians
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 1939-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 114 kt
- Max speed
- 140 kt
- Range
- 400 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,300 ft
- Rate of climb
- 890 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,575 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,693 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Argus As 410C inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 3
- Length
- 34.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 41.7 ft
- Height
- 14.3 ft
- Number built
- 31
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.