| Manufacturer |
Aichi Kokuki |
Arado Flugzeugwerke |
| Description |
The Aichi F1A (designated AB-13 by its designers and manufacturers at Aichi) was a prototype Japanese floatplane of the 1930s. |
The Arado Ar 197 was a German World War II-era biplane, designed for naval operations for the never-completed German aircraft carrier . |
| First Flight |
1936-01-01 |
1937-01-01 |
| Designer |
Aichi Kokuki |
Walter Blume |
| Type |
|
Naval fighter |
| Length (m) |
9.3 |
9.2 |
| Height (m) |
4.1 |
3.6 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
386 |
400 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
354 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
95.3779 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9275 |
8600 |
| Armament |
2× fixed forward firing 7.7 mm machine guns, 1 machine gun in rear cockpit |
2 x 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns with 500 rpg and 2 x 20 mm MG FF cannon with 60 rpg.; Up to 4 50 kg (110 lb) SC50 bombs. |
| Endurance (h) |
8 |
|
| National Origin |
Empire of Japan |
|
| Number Built |
2 |
3 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Nakajima Hikari 1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 611 kW (820 hp) each |
1 × BMW 132Dc 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 656 kW (880 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Luftwaffe |
| Status |
|
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_F1A |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_197 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11 |
11 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
28 |
21.3 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Nakajima Hikari |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |