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 ended up being the primary embarked recognisance seaplane utilized by the Kriegsmarine during Second World War. Single motor with low wing monoplane had in cockpit a two crew users seated in tandem: pilot and observatory – gunner. For its period, the Arado Ar 196 was an enhanced contemporary aircraft. The radial 9 cylinders BMW 132 motor was qualified to arrogate 960 HP. The airframe framework for the Arado was optimized for the embarked purposes on main Germans vessels and cruisers. It could be catapulted straight from vessel and with its fuselage-wing hinges backwards folding wings system, it could be better stowed aboard. The fame for the Arado Ar 196 if if you are an embarked recognisance (the battle cruisers Scharnhost and Gneisenau had three of them up to speed although the more famous ship of this Kriegsmarine, the Bismarck, had four Arado Ar 196) was utilized additionally into the part of expense coast reconnisance.