Arado Ar 195

Ar 195
Role Torpedo bomber
Manufacturer Arado Flugzeugwerke
First flight 1937
Status Prototype
Primary user Luftwaffe
Number built 3
Developed from Arado Ar 95

The Arado Ar 195 was a single-engine prototype carrier-based torpedo bomber built by the German firm Arado for service on the German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin during World War II.

Design and development

A derivative of the Ar 95, fitted with an arrestor hook and catapult equipment as well as a taller canopy, the Ar 195 was intended as a torpedo bomber to equip Nazi Germany's first aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin. Although three prototypes were flown in 1937, the design did not meet the requirements of the specification and so was rejected in favour of the Fieseler Fi 167, which was considered superior.

Operator

 Germany

Specifications (Ar 195)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

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See also

Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. Green, William (2010). Aircraft of the Third Reich. 1 (1st ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing Limited. p. 44. ISBN 978 1 900732 06 2.
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