The Arado Ar 96 was a German single-engine, low-wing monoplane of all-metal construction military trainer produced by Arado Flugzeugwerke.

• Role: Military Trainer
• National origin: Germany
• Manufacturer: Arado Flugzeugwerke
• First flight: 1938
• Introduction: 1939
• Status: 2 aircraft in museums
• Number built: ca 3,500

Operators

• Bulgarian Air Force
• Czechoslovakian Air Force
• French Air Force (Postwar)
• Luftwaffe
• Hungarian Air Force
• Romanian Air Force
• Slovenské vzdušné zbrane

Survivors

• Arado Ar 96 B-1 – Deutsches Technikmuseum. Berlin, Germany.
• Arado Ar 96 B-1 – Flyhistorisk Museum. Sola, Norway

Specifications (Arado Ar 96B-2)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)

Ar 396A-1: 9.3 m (31 ft)

• Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)

Ar 396A-1: 2.45 m (8 ft)

• Wing area: 17.1 m² (184 sq ft)

Ar 396A-1: 18.3 m² (197 sq ft)

• Empty weight: 1,295 kg (2,855 lb)

Ar 396A-1: 1,643 kg (3,622 lb)

• Max takeoff weight: 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)

Ar 396A-1: 2,060 kg (4,542 lb)

• Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 410A-1 inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine, 347 kW (465 hp)

Ar 396A-1: 1 x 433 kW (581 hp) Argus As 411MA inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine

• Propellers: 2-bladed variable pitch metal propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 330 km/h (205 mph; 178 kn) at sea level
• Cruising speed: 295 km/h (183 mph; 159 kn)

Ar 396A-1: 275 km/h (171 mph) at sea level

• Range: 990 km (615 mi; 535 nmi)

Ar 396A-1: 600 km (373 mi)

• Service ceiling: 7,100 m (23,294 ft)

Ar 396A-1: 6,900 m (22,638 ft)

• Rate of climb: 5.083 m/s (1,000.6 ft/min)
• Time to altitude:

Ar 396A-1: 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in 10 minutes 18 seconds

Armament

1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine gun

Ar 396A-1: 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine gun + 2 x 50 kg (110 lb) bombs on underwing racks