Farman F.80

Farman F.80
Role	Basic training biplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
First flight	1920s
Number built	9

The Farman F.80 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a basic trainer.^[1]

Development

The F.80 was intended to compete against the Hanriot HD-14 as a basic trainer. It was an equal span two-bay tractor biplane with tandem open cockpits for instructor and pupil. It had a tailskid landing gear with the two main units widely spaced for stability on the ground. The aircraft also had a pair of auxiliary wheels in front to prevent the aircraft nosing-over on the ground and damaging what was then an expensive wooden propeller.^[1]

The aircraft did not meet with any success and was not ordered into production.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2 (instructor, pupil)
Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 10¾ in)
Wingspan: 13.0 m (42 ft 7¾ in)
Wing area: 46.50 m² (500.54 ft²)
Empty weight: 770 kg (1698 lb)
Gross weight: 1100 kg (2447 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Renault 8Gd 50° V-8 piston engine, 142 kW (190 hp)

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 1739

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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