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{{short description|Military training aircraft}}
{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= Ar 96
 |image= File:Arado Ar-96.jpg
 |caption= Arado Ar 96Bs in echelon flight
 |type= Military [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainer]]
 |national_origin= Germany
 |manufacturer= [[Arado Flugzeugwerke]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight= 1937
 |introduction= 1939
 |retired=
 |status=
 |primary_user= ''[[Luftwaffe]]''
 |more_users= [[Czechoslovak Air Force]]<br /> [[Hungarian Air Force]]<br /> [[Romanian Air Force]]
 |produced=<!--years in production, e.g. 1970-1999, if still in active use but no longer built-->
 |number_built= 2,891
 |program cost=<!--should be used only for experimental programs-->
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The '''Arado Ar 96''' was a single-engine, low-wing [[monoplane]] of [[Aluminium|all-metal]] construction, designed and produced by the [[Nazi Germany|German]] aircraft manufacturer [[Arado Flugzeugwerke]]. It was the ''[[Luftwaffe]]''{{'}}s standard advanced [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] throughout the [[Second World War]].

The Ar 96 was designed during the mid-1930s in response to a requirement issued by the [[Reichsluftfahrtministerium]] (RLM/German Aviation Ministry) for a modern trainer. Arado produced a new design suitable for conducting various forms of training, including advanced flying, [[aerobatics]], [[aerial reconnaissance]], night flying, and radio operator training. Various trainee-friendly features were present, including aerodynamically balanced [[flight control surfaces]], widely-set [[landing gear]], and automatically deploying [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]]. In late 1936, the first [[prototype]] was completed; five more prototypes followed with various improvements, such as the use of a more powerful engine, [[Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)|variable-pitch propeller]], and automated [[Leading-edge slat|slats]]. The first batch of ''Ar 96A'' aircraft were delivered during late 1939.

By the end of 1940, the Ar 96 was becoming a common sight at many Germany pilot training schools, where they were often regarded as being relatively rugged, easy to fly and maintain, and technologically up-to-date aircraft. During the [[Battle of Berlin]], on the evening of 28 April 1945, test pilot [[Hanna Reitsch]] flew with the Luftwaffe head ''Generalfeldmarschall'' [[Robert Ritter von Greim]] out from Berlin in an Ar 96. Arado continued to develop the type throughout the war, proposing various models as well as enacting various manufacturing changes to minimise production time as well as the use of strategic materials. Shadow production of the Ar 96 was undertaken by [[Letov Kbely|Letov]] and the [[Avia Motors|Avia]] factory in occupied [[Czechoslovakia]]; they continued to manufacture the type for several years after the end of the conflict under the designation of ''Avia C-2B''. A wooden version, known as the ''Ar 396'', was built in [[France]] and was designated the ''SIPA S.10''.

==Design and development==
===Background===
The origins of the Ar 96 can be traced back to the mid 1930s and the shortcomings of the [[Albatros L102|Focke-Wulf Fw 55W]], a [[biplane]] [[floatplane]] intended for the trainer role.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> During early 1936, the [[Reich Air Ministry]] issued a [[Invitation to tender|tender]] to produce a modern trainer aircraft; Arado opted to produce its own response. A design team at the company, headed by the [[Aerospace engineering|aeronautical engineer]] [[Walter Blume (aircraft designer)|Walter Blume]], promptly designed a monoplane aircraft that featured all-metal construction and a low-mounted [[cantilevered]] wing.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> It was designed with Arado's standard forward-set tailfin, which reduced the occurrence of [[Spin (aerodynamics)|spin]]s. The aircraft was envisaged to perform standard training, night flying, [[aerobatics]], radio operator training, [[aerial reconnaissance]] (using photogrammatical cameras) and even bombing missions.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90">Kranzhoff 1997, p. 90.</ref>

To suit its principal use as a trainer, the design of the aircraft incorporated various safety features.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/> All of the [[flight control surfaces]] were aerodynamically balanced and could be readily adjusted mid-flight. The [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]] would automatically deploy (based on airspeed) if the trainee pilot forgot to do so.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/> While the main [[landing gear]] and brakes were [[hydraulic]]ally powered, manual actuation via a hand pump was available in the event of a hydraulic failure.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/>

In the autumn of 1936, the first [[prototype]] was completed.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> Modifications proved to be necessary; a continuous [[Spar (aeronautics)|spar]] design replaced the tubular steel bridge arrangement initially used to link the wings, fuselage, and landing gear, while the horn counterbalance on the [[rudder]] was also eliminated. The outward-retracting landing gear was replaced by wider-tracked design to fulfil training safety requirements, while automatic [[Leading-edge slat|slats]] were also added along with increased canopy glazing.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> The first prototype was initially powered by a single [[Argus As 10]]c [[Piston engine|engine]], capable of producing up to {{cvt|179|kW}}.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/>

===Into flight===
During 1937, testing of the first batch of prototypes proceeded positively; that same year, [[Ernst Udet]], Chief of the Technical Office, ''T-Amt,'' (the development wing of the [[Reich Ministry of Aviation]]), flew one of the early Ar 96s.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> The second prototype incorporated numerous changes based on experiences of the first; the third prototype was equipped with the newly-developed [[Argus As 410]] engine, which was initially capable of {{cvt|360|hp}}. This engine, along with the adoption of a [[Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)|variable-pitch propeller]], was observed to have considerably increased the aircraft's performance.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> In mid-1938, the third and fourth prototypes were handed over to the ''E-Stelle Rechlin'', the German test centre, for further testing.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/>

During 1939, an initial batch of ''Ar 96A'' aircraft was produced; these largely resembled the sixth prototype, albeit being powered by the weaker Argus As 10 engine instead, largely due to insufficient numbers of As 410 engines being available at that time.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> This batch was subsequently followed by the Ar 96B, the first major production series, which were equipped the more powerful Argus As 410 engine.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/>

===Manufacturing arrangements and changes===
Once quantity production of the type had been established, Arado's test group studied various means to more economically produce the aircraft; it was hoped that production time could be roughly halved from 110 hours to 60–65.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/> One approach, aimed at reducing individual part count and shortening production time, involved the use of a hydraulic [[extrusion]] press and an electric roll [[welding]] process on the tailplane subassembly manufacture. This necessitated the use of large quantities of relatively expensive [[duralumin]] sheeting, as well as being a deviation from the semi-[[monocoque]] approach.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/> One cost reduction was achieved via the use of smaller than standard panel sheeting. Increased automation and the use of snap [[rivet]]ing was also studied by the company.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 912">Kranzhoff 1997, pp. 91-92.</ref>

By 1943, Germany's declining military situation and intense demands for key materials motivated Arado started development of a new derivative of the Ar 96 that made greater use of lower grade non-strategic metals and wood.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92"/> The initial version, the ''Ar 296'', proved to be unsatisfactory and thus did not reach quantity production. Instead, cooperation with other aircraft manufacturers on producing the aircraft was pursued.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92"/>

During 1943, the French aircraft manufacturer [[Société Industrielle pour l'Aéronautique]] (SIPA) was ordered to build three ''Ar 396'' prototypes and 25 pre-series aircraft. They made extensive use of wood and simplified construction wherever possible, even at the expense of aerodynamic refinements.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92"/> However, development were deliberately constrained by the French,<ref name = "Kranzhoff 93">Kranzhoff 1997, p. 93.</ref> while the launch of the [[Operation Overlord|Allied invasion of France]] during the following year forced the Germans to shift production of the Ar 396 to Czechoslovakia instead.<ref name="fana91p3">Nëel June 1977, p. 3.</ref><ref name="smithp54">Smith & Kay 1972, p. 54.</ref> Accordingly, this work was undertaken by both [[Letov Kbely|Letov]] and the [[Avia Motors|Avia]] factory in occupied [[Czechoslovakia]], while considerations for another final assembly site in neighbouring [[Hungary]] was also considered.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92"/> The first Czech-built example flew on 24 November 1944, with about 12 more examples completed by a consortium of several Czech manufacturers, headed by Avia.<ref name="Kudlicka p489">Kudlicka 2004, pp. 48–49.</ref><ref name = "Kranzhoff 93"/> SIPA, meanwhile, continued work on its prototype after the German withdrawal from France, with the first French-built Ar 396, redesignated SIPA S.10, flying on 29 December 1944.<ref name="fana91p3"/><ref name = "Kranzhoff 93"/>

==Operational history==
In late 1939, the first deliveries of Ar 96s to German flight training schools took place.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/> The first Ar 96B-1s were delivered, the first properly-equipped trainers, followed months later. Unlike the following Ar 96B-2 model, all Ar 96B-1 aircraft were unarmed.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91">Kranzhoff 1997, p. 91.</ref> The Ar 96 quickly became commonplace at fighter pilot schools, where they were typically used for advanced, night and instrument-flying training. They were frequently described as being relatively rugged, easy to fly and maintain, and technologically up to date.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/>

During the [[Battle of Berlin]], on the evening of 28 April 1945, test pilot [[Hanna Reitsch]] flew with then-Luftwaffe head ''Generalfeldmarschall'' [[Robert Ritter von Greim]] out from Berlin in an Ar 96 trainer from an improvised airstrip in the [[Tiergarten (park)|Tiergarten]] while under Soviet fire. Despite the [[Victory in Europe Day|end of the conflict in May 1945]], manufacturing of the AR 96 continued for some years afterwards in the newly-freed Czechoslovakia, where the type was locally designated as the ''Avia C-2B''.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 93"/> French production of a model of the aircraft, under the local designation of ''SIPA S.10'', also proceeded.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 93"/> Further developments included the ''SIPA S.11'' (armed version), and the ''SIPA S.12'', a metal version; 188 of all versions were produced until 1958. The S.11 was operated with some success in [[Algeria]], where it was commonly armed with [[machine gun]]s, rockets, and light bombs.{{CN|date=August 2023}}

==Variants==
;Ar 96A
:Two-seat advanced trainer aircraft. Initial production version.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/>
;Ar 96B
:Improved version. Main production version.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 90"/>
;Ar 96B-1
:Unarmed pilot trainer version.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 91"/>
;Ar 96B-2
:Armed gunnery trainer.<ref name="mun">Munson 1978, p. 19</ref>
;Ar 96B-5
:Largely identical to Ar 96B-2, but equipped with [[Luftwaffe radio equipment of World War II|FuG ZY radio]] [[VHF]] set.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92"/>
;Ar 96C
:Proposed ground-attack aircraft.<ref name = "Kranzhoff 92">Kranzhoff 1997, p. 92.</ref>
;Ar 296
:A proposed development of the Ar 96 with an [[Argus As 411]] engine, abandoned in favour of the Ar 396, due to the use of non-[[strategic material]]s in the Ar 396 production.
;Ar 396A-1
:Single-seat gunnery trainer, powered by an [[Argus As 411]] engine, built largely from wood. First flew 29 December 1944.<ref name="mun"/>
;Ar 396A-2
:Unarmed instrument trainer version.
;SIPA S.10
:French production version of Ar 396, 28 produced.<ref name="Taylor">Taylor 1989, p. 825.</ref>
;SIPA S.11
:Modified version of S.10, powered by [[Renault 12S]] (French built Argus As 411), 50 built for the French Air Force.<ref name="Taylor"/>
;SIPA S.12
:All-metal version of S.11, 52 built for the French Air Force.<ref name="Taylor"/>
;SIPA S.121
:Modified version of S.12, 58 built for the French Air Force.<ref name="Taylor"/>
;Avia C.2B
:Czechoslovak production version of the Ar 96B. Czechoslovak designation ''C.2B''. 228 built by Avia and 182 by Letov between 1945 and 1950.<ref name="Kudlica p45-6">Kudlicka 2004, pp. 45–46.</ref>

==Production figures up to 1945==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2020}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Version
!Arado
!AGO
!Avia
!Letov
!Total
!Construction period
|-
|Prototypes
| align="right" |4
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
| align="right" |4
| align="left" |1937–1938
|-
|A-0
|align="right" |6
| &nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
| align="right" |6
| align="left" |including 3 delivered on 1 April 1939, W.-Nr. 2879-2884
|-
|A
|align="right" |23
| align="right" |69
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
| align="right" |92
| align="left" |Mid 1939 – May 1940
|-
|B-0
|align="right" |2
|&nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|&nbsp;
| align="right" |2
| align="left" |1940
|-
|B-1
|align="right" |144
| align="right" |223
| align="right" |997
| align="right" |17
| align="right" |1,381
| align="left" |July 1940 – April 1944
|-
|B-3
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|align="right" |210
| &nbsp;
| align="right" |210
| align="left" |1941–1943
|-
|B-6
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|align="right" |100
| &nbsp;
| align="right" |100
| align="left" |July 1943 – January 1944
|-
|B-7
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
|align="right" |518
| align="right" |378
| align="right" |896
| align="left" |May 1944 – March 1945
|-
|B-7/B-8
|
|
|
| align="right" |81
| align="right" |81
| align="left" |December 1944 – March 1945
|-
|B-8
|
|
|
| align="right" |74
| align="right" |74
| align="left" |June 1944 – January 1945
|-
|Sales series
|align="right" |45
|&nbsp;
|&nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| align="right" |45
| align="left" |1939–1940
|-
!Total
!224
!292
!1825
!550
!2891
|
|}

==Operators==
;{{BUL}}
* [[Bulgarian Air Force]] – Bulgaria ordered 24 Ar 96Bs in 1939, which were delivered in 1940–1941.<ref>Green and Swanborough 1989, pp. 66–67.</ref> Some aircraft were captured in 1945 in Hungary and transferred to Bulgaria, including at last one Ar96-A version.{{cn|date=July 2023}} After the war, Bulgaria received two Avia C.2s in 1948 from Czechoslovakia.<ref name="Kudlicka p48">Kudlicka 2004, p. 48.</ref>
;{{CZS}}
* [[Czechoslovak Air Force]] operated Avia C-2 variant postwar.
* Czechoslovak National Security Guard
;{{FRA}}
* [[French Air Force]] (Postwar)
;{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
* ''[[Luftwaffe]]''
;{{flag|Hungary|1949}}
* [[Hungarian Air Force]]<ref name="Kudlicka p48"/>
;{{flagcountry|Slovak State}}
* [[Slovak Air Force (1939–1945)]]

==Surviving aircraft==
* Arado Ar 96 B-1 – [[German Museum of Technology (Berlin)|Deutsches Technikmuseum]]. [[Berlin]], Germany.
* Arado Ar 96 B-1 – [[Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola|Flyhistorisk Museum]]. [[Sola, Norway|Sola]], [[Norway]].<ref>[http://www.flymuseum-sola.no/sider/hoved.html Flyhistorisk Museum Sola] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102045317/http://www.flymuseum-sola.no/sider/hoved.html |date=2 November 2008 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref>

==Specifications (Arado Ar 96B-2)==
[[File:Arado Ar-96.svg|thumb]]
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=''Aircraft of the Third Reich Vol.1'' <ref name="Greenaottr">Green 2010, pp. 43, 90.</ref>
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|range miles= 661
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        Armament
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|armament= 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) [[MG 17 machine gun]]
}}

==See also==
{{aircontent<!-- designs which were developed into or from this aircraft: -->
|related=
<!-- aircraft similar in appearance or function to this design: -->
|similar aircraft=
* [[AVIA FL.3]]
* [[Kyushu K10W]]
* [[Miles Master]]
* [[North American T-6 Texan]]
|lists=
* [[List of interwar military aircraft]]
* [[List of aircraft of World War II]]
* [[List of World War II military aircraft of Germany]]
* [[List of military aircraft of Germany]]
|see also=
}}

==References==
{{Commons category|Arado Ar 96}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
* {{cite magazine |last1=Arnaubec |first1=Gérard |title=Sipa sérieux s'abentir |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=November 1977 |issue=96 |pages=36–37 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=Seriously Absent Sipa}}
* {{cite book |last=Green |first=William |title=Aircraft of the Third Reich |publisher=Aerospace Publishing Limited |location=London, UK |date=2010 |edition=1st |volume=1 |isbn=978-1-900732-06-2 }}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Green |first1=William |first2=Gordon |last2=Swanborough |title=Balkan Interlude: The Bulgarian Air Arm in WWII |magazine=[[Air Enthusiast]] |issue=39 |date=May–August 1989 |place=Bromley, UK |publisher=Tri-Service Press |issn=0143-5450|pages=58–74}}
* {{cite book |last = Kranzhoff |first = Jörg Armin |title = Arado Ar 96 Varianten (Flugzeug Profile Nr. 43) |language = German |location = Stengelheim, Germany |publisher = Unitec-Medienvertrieb, e.K. |year = 2006}}
* {{cite book |last = Kranzhoff |first = Jörg Armin |title = Arado, History of an Aircraft Company |location = Atglen, Pennsylvania, US |publisher = Schiffer Books |date = 1997 |isbn = 0-7643-0293-0}}
* {{cite magazine |last = Kudlicka |first = Bohumir |title = An Arado By Other Names: Czech Ar 96 and Ar 396 Production |magazine = [[Air Enthusiast]] |number = 111 |date = May–June 2004 |pages = 45–49 |issn = 0143-5450}}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Mihaly |first1=Edouard |title=Le Sipa |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=October 1977 |issue=95 |pages=24–25 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr}}
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* {{cite magazine |last=Marjánek |first=Pavel |title=Monografie: XLE-10 (110) |magazine=Letectví a Kosmonautika |year=1977 |volume=53 |issue=6 |pages=228–230 |language=cs}}
* {{cite book |last = Mondey |first = David |title = The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II |location = London, UK |publisher = Chancellor |date = 1996 |isbn = 1-85152-966-7}}
* {{cite book |last = Munson |first = Kenneth |title = German Aircraft Of World War 2 in colour |location = Poole, Dorsett, UK |publisher = Blandford Press |year = 1978 |isbn = 0-7137-0860-3}}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Nëel |first1=Gilbert |title=Les Sipa S.10 à S.121 (1): Avion-école de la Luftwaffe l'Arado 396 devint un "Stuka" dans l'Armée de l'Air... |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=June 1977 |issue=91 |pages=3–7 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=The Sipa S.10 to S.121, Part 1: From the Luftwaffe's Arado 396 Training Aircraft to the French Air Force's Stuka}}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Nëel |first1=Gilbert |title=Les Sipa S.10 à S.121 (2): à l'EALA 1/71: de la reconnaissance à l'appuis-feu... |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=July 1977 |issue=92 |pages=3–7 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=The Sipa S.10 to S.121, Part 2: With EALA 1/71: From Reconnaissance to Fire Support}}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Nëel |first1=Gilbert |title=Les Sipa S.10 à S.121 (3): bonne à tout faire de l'Armée de l'Air en Algerie... |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=August 1977 |issue=93 |pages=11–15 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=The Sipa S.10 to S.121, Part 3: Air Force Handyman in Algeria}}
* {{cite magazine |last1=Nëel |first1=Gilbert |title=Les Sipa S.10 à S.121 (4): en attendant l'arrivée des T-6, le brave Sipa se tape tout le boulot... |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=September 1977 |issue=94 |pages=16–19 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=The Sipa S.10 to S.121, Part 4: While Waiting for the Arrival of the T-6, the Brave Sipa is Doing all the Work}}
* {{cite magazine|last1=Nëel |first1=Gilbert |title=Les Sipa S.10 à S.121 (5): Les derniers mois d'une carrière mouvementé... |magazine=Le Fana de l'Aviation |date=October 1977 |issue=95 |pages=21–23 |issn=0757-4169 |language=fr |trans-title=The Sipa S.10 to S.121, Part 5: The Last Months of an Eventful Career}}
* {{cite book |last = Sinnhuber |first = Karl |title = Salzburg To Stalingrad |location =  UK |publisher = Milton Keynes |year = 2012 |isbn = 978-1-471-70222-8}}

* {{cite book |last1 = Smith |first1 = J. R. |last2 = Kay |first2 = Anthony |title = German Aircraft of the Second World War |location = London, UK |publisher = Putnam & Company |date = 1972 |isbn = 0-370-00024-2}}
* {{cite book |last = Taylor |first = Michael J. H. |title = Jane's Encyclopaedia of Aviation |publisher = Portland House |date = 1989 |isbn = 0-517-69186-8}}

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