Farman F.430

F.430

Farman F.430 of the Spanish Republican Air Force
Role	Light transport monoplane
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
First flight	1934
Number built	3

The Farman F.430 was a 1930s French light transport designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works. Two variants with different engines were known as the F.431 and F.432.

Design and development

The F.430 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tail-wheel landing gear. It was powered by two wing-mounted de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engines. The enclosed cockpit and cabin had room for a pilot and five passengers. The prototype F-ANBY appeared in 1934 and the F.431 variant with 185 hp (138 kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines was exhibited at the 1934 Paris Salon de l'Aeronautique. A further variant with 180 hp (134 kW) Farman radial engines was designated the F.432.

After the company had been nationalised and became part of SNCAC a variant with a retractable landing gear (designated the Centre 433) was completed. The F.430 and two F.431s were used by Air Service between Paris and Biarritz.

Variants

F.430: Prototype with 130hp (97kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline piston engines, one built.
F.431: Variant with 185hp (138kW) Renault 6Pdi inverted piston engines, two built.
F.432: Variant with 180hp (134kW) Farman radial engines or Renault 6Q-06 engines, two built and two converted from the F.431s.
Centre 433: Retractable landing gear version of the F.431, powered by 220 hp (160 kW) Renault 6Q-06 / Renault 6Q-O7 engines (left and right hand rotation), one built / converted, flying for the first time in December 1938.

Operators

France

Air Service

Spain

Spanish Republican Air Force^[1]

Specifications (F.430)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 5 passengers
Length: 11.70 m (38 ft 4½ in)
Wingspan: 15.40 m (50 ft 6¼ in)
Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 36 m² (387.51 ft²)
Empty weight: 1306 kg (2879 lb)
Gross weight: 2200 kg (4850 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder inverted inline piston, 97 kW (130 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
Range: 1000 km (621 miles)
Service ceiling: 4500 m (14,765 ft)

References

↑ Spain - Air Force Farman F.430

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759

External links

Media related to Farman at Wikimedia Commons

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

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

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Aircraft produced by the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre (SNCAC)

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