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Snautzer01
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Hi, I just wanted to let you know that a small team of enthusiasts in northern germany is currently restoring a US-owned Arado 196A-5. I am part of that group of 5-6 men and we are progressing slowly with the restoration work. I found this forum via foto search and people here posted some interesting and detailed photographs, partially very helpful for our work. Thank you for that! The loan aircraft (spoils of war cannot be handed back under US law) we restore is officially serialled 623183, a late fokker-built aircraft. I say officially because during stripping the fuselage down to the welded steel structure we found the serial plate with a beat printed 196 0293 which hints to a 1942 Warnemuende-built example. The whereabouts of the aircraft are not known until today. We have no history about the aircraft before its delivery as spoils of war with the battle cruiser Prinz Eugen and its sister aircraft, still sitting in storage at the Smithsonian. We have no idea about the serial confusion between 623183 and 196 0293 To answer your questions. Yes, these lines you marked on the photograph, are as suggested, catching lines or mooring cables for mooring the aircraft ashore or help maneuvering the aircraft during lifting the aircraft on board ships. The routing of these cables is well documented in the maintenance handbook. The maintenance handbook together with more or less useful fotos is the only documentation we have for our restoration project. Okay, the routing starts on a shackle on the front end of each float. There are three cables, one on each side of the aircraft and the third for the rear part. I deliver a screenshot of the routing description from the Float section of the maintenance book. I can provide more information if you wish. Hope I could help.So this might be a good place to ask...
Anyone know what the cable shown in the below pic is for and it's detailed layout? It shows up in some flying pics as well.