With over 11,500 built, the Ar 96 was the Luftwaffe’s most numerous
(and important) advanced trainer. Entering service in 1940, it was used
by Germany, Hungary and Romania, with the Czechs building it under the
designation Avia C.2B.
The Ar 96B-2 uses 15.6 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine
usage. Fuel and ammo costs $16.
Arado Ar-96B-2
Subassemblies: Light Fighter chassis +2, Light Fighter
Wings +2, three retractable wheels +0.
Powertrain: 347-kW aerial HP gasoline engine with 347-kW
old prop and 54-gallon self-sealing fuel tank [Body].
Occupancy: 2 CS Cargo: 1.6 Body,
3 Wings
Armor
All: 2/3
Weaponry
Aircraft LMG/MG 17 [Body:F] (500)
Equipment
Body: Medium radio receiver and transmitter, navigation instruments,
autopilot.
Statistics
| Size: 36'x30'x9' | Payload: 0.48 tons | Lwt: 1.86 tons |
| Volume: 144 | Maint.: 71 hours | Price: $8,000 |
HT: 8
HP: 50 [body], 70 [each wing], 5 [each wheel]
| aSpeed: 205 | aAccel: 6 | aDecel: 27 | aMR: 6.75 | aSR: 1 | Stall: 61 |
Design Notes
Design speed was 223 mph. The historical speed has been used, as well
as the actual wing area (184 square feet). Loaded weight was increased
5%.
Some B-2’s carried a camera gun instead of a MG 17.
Variants
The Ar 96A (1939) used a 179-Kw engine and was shorter, with a smaller
fuel tank. Only a few were built.
The Ar 98B-1 was unarmed.
The proposed (but unbuilt) Ar 96C had a glass floor for bomb training.