Arado Ar 196 B Revell | N° 04922 | 1/32

Iceman 29 · March 8, 2020

Few months ago, i started to built this seaplane, one of my favorite. I used all Eduard photoetch kits.

Arado 196 B-0: Pre-series with central float, 5 aircrafts delivered at the end of 1938 for evaluation by coastal reconnaissance units, 10 in total built.

I began by the BMW engine.

Wiki: The BMW 132 is a radial aircraft engine, which was produced by BMW from 1933 onwards. It was the German version of the American Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet.

On January 3, 1928, BMW bought the manufacturing license for the Pratt & Whitney nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine. The manufacture started with an almost unchanged version, called BMW Hornet. Soon, BMW began to develop its own version. The result was the BMW 132, an improved version whose production began in 1933. It was built in many different versions. In addition to the carburettor versions used mainly in civil aviation, versions with direct fuel injection were produced for the air force created by the National Socialist regime, the Luftwaffe.

The BMW 132 was widely used to power transport aircraft. Thus, it was the main engine of the Junkers Ju 52 for most of its career, making the BMW 132 one of the most important engines for civil aircraft during the 1930s.

Many aeronautical feats were accomplished with the BMW 132. The most impressive performance was the first direct flight between Berlin and New York, made on August 10, 1938 by a four-engine Focke-Wulf Fw 200 S-1 Condor. This aircraft linked the two cities in 24 hours and 57 minutes non-stop.

Aircraft equipped with this engine:

Arado Ar 196
Arado Ar 197
Blohm & Voss Ha 137
Blohm & Voss Ha 140
Blohm & Voss BV 142
Dornier Do 17P
Fieseler Fi 98
Focke-Wulf Fw 62
Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
Gotha Go 244
Heinkel He 114
Heinkel He 115
Henschel Hs 123
Henschel Hs 124
Junkers Ju 160
Junkers Ju 52
Junkers Ju 90
Junkers W 34

Edited March 8, 2020 by Iceman 29

Iceman 29 · March 8, 2020

Then, the cockpit.

The aircraft was equipped with two machine guns, an RG15 and a fixed MG17 on the front.

The navigator's jump seat could slide either to the chart table or to the machine gun. A transverse strap was used as a backrest.

Iceman 29 · March 8, 2020

Nov 2019 :

The Arado 196 is almost finished. Some patina finishes remain to be done, received yesterday morning the more detailed canopy, the delicate painting of the frame was done yesterday evening.

https://www.alleycatmodels.co.uk/arado-ar-196-replacement-canopy-and-mask-set-revell-132-6123-p.asp