Farman F.380

Farman F.380
Role	Single-seat racing monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
First flight	1933
Number built	1

The Farman F.380 was a French single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works for air racing.^[1]

Development

The F.380 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1933.^[1] It was similar but smaller than the contemporary F.370 and was powered by a 155 hp (116 kW) Renault Bengali inverted inline piston engine.^[1] Like the F.370 it had streamlined features, including a shallow fin faired into the open cockpit headrest and fixed main monowheel landing gear faired into the engine and oil radiators of the engine.^[1] It was entered into the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race were the landing gear collapsed at the start of the race.^[1] Despite this setback, before the race it had broken the class world speed record at 303.387 km/h over a 200 km course.^[1]

Specifications (F.380)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 5.98 m (19 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 6.00 m² (64.6 sq ft)
Empty weight: 320 kg (705 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Renault Bengali 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine, 116 kW (155 hp)

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Orbis 1985, p. 1758

Bibliography

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

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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