Arado Ar 198

The Arado Ar 198 was a German Arado Flugzeugwerke Naherkundungsflugzeug.

The Ar 198 was developed in the years 1937/38, as competition Blohm & Voss BV draft 141 The aircraft was a conventional cantilever shoulder -wing monoplane of all-metal construction. It was powered by a radial engine Bramo BMW 323 with 900 hp. A special feature represented the fully glazed fuselage floor and the generously glazed canopy, resulting in a very good all-round vision revealed. The crew consisted of three men: pilot, radio operator and observers. Because of the poor flight performance of the Arado Ar 198 in comparison to the BV 141 only a test sample (D - ODLG ) was built in 1938. After the end of testing this machine has been left to the Aviation Museum in Berlin.

Specifications

Arado Ar 198

  • Wingspan: 14.9 m
  • Length: 11.8 m
  • Height: 4.36 m
  • Wing area 35,2 m²
  • Armament: 2 × MG 15, MG 17 × 2, 4 × 50 kg bombs
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