Arado Ar 197 V3 from the left

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Arado Ar 197 V3 from the left
Here we see the third and final prototype of the Arada Ar 197, a biplane fighter designed for service from the German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. The Ar 197 was cancelled in favour of attempting to modify the Bf 109, but the carrier was never completed, so none of these carrier fighters were ever used in their original role. Here we can see a fuel drop tank below the fuselage, and the arrester hook designed to help the aircraft land on the flight deck.
Aircraft of the Luftwaffe 1935-1945, Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage. Combines a good background history of the Luftwaffe with a comprehensive examination of its aircraft, from the biplanes of the mid 1930s to the main wartime aircraft and on to the seemingly unending range of experimental designs that wasted so much effort towards the end of the war. A useful general guide that provides an impressively wide range of information on almost every element of the Luftwaffe (Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (10 May 2019), Arado Ar 197 V3 from the left , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_arado_ar_197_V3.html

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