Farman F.150

F.150 Marin
Role	Biplane day bomber
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
First flight	1926

The Farman F.150 was a 1920s French twin-engined biplane designed by Farman as a day bomber.^[1]

Development

The F.150 was a twin-engined unequal-span biplane to the B.3 specification, which could be fitted with fixed landing gear or floats.^[1] Although the design was an improvement on the earlier Goliath, it did not increase in performance, and it was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants

F.150: The original B.3 version powered by 2x 280 kW (380 hp) Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cylinder radial piston engines, of which only one was built.^[2]
F.150bis: a smaller version powered by 2x 300 kW (400 hp) Lorraine 12Db V-12 piston engines, of which only two were built.^[3]
F.150 Marin: ((English) Marine) Floatplane bomber for Aeronavale.^[1]

Specifications (F.150)

Data from Aviafrance F.150^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,970 kg (6,548 lb)
Gross weight: 5,270 kg (11,618 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 280 kW (380 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph; 76 kn)
Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,436 ft)

Armament

Guns: 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
Bombs: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of bombs or a torpedo

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 1740.
1 2 Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150bis". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.

Aircraft produced by Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, and Farman Aviation Works

Henri Farman	HF.6 HF.7 HF.10 HF.14 HF.16 HF.19 HF.20 HF.21 HF.22 HF.23 HF.24 HF.26 HF.27 HF.30 HF.206

Maurice Farman	MF.6 MF.7 MF.8 MF.9 MF.11 MF.16

Freres Farman/ Farman Aviation Works	I II III A.2 B.2 BN.4 F.3X F.4X F.21 F.30 F.31 F.40 F.41 F.50 (Landplane) F.50 (Flying Boat) F.51 F.56 F.60 F.60 Goliath F.63 Goliath FF.65 Sport Moustique F.70 F.73 F.80 F.110 F.120 F.130 F.140 F.150 F.160 F.162 F.166 F.167 F.168 F.169 F.170 F.180 F.190 F.200 F.209 F.211 F.220 F.230 F.250 F.270 F.280 F.290 F.300 F.310 F.350 F.360 F.370 F.380 F.390 F.400 F.410 F.420 F.430 F.450 F.455 F.460 F.470 F.480 F.500 F.510 F.520 F.1000 F.1010 F.1020

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