Friedrichshafen FF.43

FF.43
Role	Floatplane fighter
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight	8 September 1916
Number built	1

The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German single-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

Designed for defence of the floatplane bases, the FF.43 was a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine driving a tractor propeller. It was armed with two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 forward-firing machine guns. Only one aircraft was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: One pilot
Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 9.92 m (32 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 31.0 m² (334 ft²)
Empty weight: 798 kg (1,759 lb)
Gross weight: 1,078 kg (2,377 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III, 160 kW (120 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 163 km/h (102 mph)
Range: 400 km (249 miles)
Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (551 ft/min)

Armament

2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

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. 136.

Aircraft produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen

Manufacturer designations	FF.1 FF.2 FF.4 FF.7 FF.8 FF.9 FF.11 FF.15 FF.17 FF.19 FF.21 FF.27 FF.29 FF.31 FF.33 FF.34 FF.35 FF.36 FF.37 FF.38 FF.39 FF.40 FF.41 FF.43 FF.44 FF.45 FF.46 FF.48 FF.49 FF.53 FF.54 FF.55 FF.59 FF.60 FF.61 FF.62 FF.63 FF.64 FF.66 FF.67 FF.71

Idflieg designations	C.I D.I D.II G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI N.I

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Friedrichshafen FF.43

Development and design

Specifications

See also

References