Italeri 2675 - 1/48 Arado Ar 196 A WWII  [IT-2675S]

Period: 2nd World War

Country: Germany

Model Dim.: 22,5 cm

ARADO AR 196 A-3

The Arado Ar 196 wound up being the principal embarked recognisance seaplane used by the Kriegsmarine during 2nd World War. Solitary motor with low wing monoplane had in cockpit a two team users seated in tandem: pilot and observatory – gunner. Because of its duration, the Arado Ar 196 was a complicated modern aircraft. The radial 9 cylinders BMW 132 engine was in fact qualified to arrogate 960 HP. The airframe framework of this Arado was in fact optimized the embarked purposes on main Germans vessels and cruisers. It may be catapulted straight from vessel enough cause for its fuselage-wing hinges backwards folding wings system, it may be better stowed agreeable. The fame the Arado Ar 196 if if you are an embarked recognisance (the battle cruisers Scharnhost and Gneisenau had three of those up to date whilst the more famous ship of this Kriegsmarine, the Bismarck, had four Arado Ar 196) was indeed utilized additionally in part of price coastline reconnisance.