Farman F.180

F.180 Oiseau Bleu

Farman F.180 fuselage and engine mockup at the Berlin Air Show in 1928
Role	Biplane airliner
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
First flight	November 1927
Introduction	1928
Primary user	Farman Line
Number built	3

The Farman F.180 Oiseau Bleu (en: Bluebird) was a 1920s French biplane airliner. The F.180 was designed to fly non-stop between Paris and New York, but when the crossing attempt was cancelled three aircraft were built as luxury transports to operate from Paris to nearby European capital cities for the company's own airline.

Development

The F.180 had an advanced (for the 1920s) oval-section fuselage with unequal-span, two-bay wings. It had an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a luxury main cabin for 24 passengers. The aircraft was powered by two Farman piston engines mounted in push-pull configuration in tandem beneath the upper wing centre section, which was supported above the fuselage on two pairs of struts. One design flaw was the landing gear which had a very narrow track main gear wheels which for a heavy aircraft produced a rough ride on grass airfields.

The F.180 flew for the first time in November 1927.^[1] The first aircraft was delivered in 1928 followed shortly by two others which all remained in service for a number of years.

Operators

France

Farman Line

Specifications (F.180)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
Capacity: 24 passengers
Length: 18 m (59 ft 0½ in)
Wingspan: 26 m (85 ft 3½ in)
Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0¼ in)
Wing area: 172 m² (1851.45 ft²)
Empty weight: 4500 kg (9921 lb)
Gross weight: 8000 kg (17,637 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Farman 12 We W-12 water-cooled piston engines, 373 kW (500 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
Range: 1000 km (621 miles)
Service ceiling: 4000 m (13,125 ft)

References

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Notes

↑ Air Museum Aeroquiz: Quiz No. 28 – answers
↑ Orbis 1985, p. 1754

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 1985.

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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