Friedrichshafen FF.40
| FF.40 | |
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| Role | Three-seat coastal patrol floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| First flight | April 1916 |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Friedrichshafen FF.40 was a German three-seat floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.
Development and design
The FF.40 was designed to meet a German Imperial Navy requirement for a three-seat patrol seaplane. It was a biplane but had an unusual powerplant design. The Maybach Mb.IV was fitted in the fuselage and drove two tractor propellers mounted just forward of and between the wings on each side. Only one aircraft was built.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Length: 12.43 m (40 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 21.00 m (68 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 88.9 m2 (956 ft2)
- Empty weight: 1,829 kg (4,032 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,539 kg (5,598 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV, 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph)
- Range: 750 km (468 miles)
- Rate of climb: 1.7 m/s (335 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
See also
- Related lists
References
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- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. p. 130.
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