Friedrichshafen FF.49

FF.49

Role	Reconnaissance
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
First flight	1917
Introduction	September 1917
Primary users	Kaiserliche Marine Finnish Air Force Polish Air Force Danish Navy
Number built	240
Developed from	Friedrichshafen FF.33

Friedrichshafen FF.49 was a German, two-seat, single-engine float-plane designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.

Variants

FF.39: Two-seat reconnaissance float-plane, powered by a 150 kW (200 hp) Benz Bz.IV water-cooled 6-cylinder piston engine. 14 built.
FF.49B: Two-seat bomber float-plane. 25 built.
FF.49C: Two-seat reconnaissance float-plane.

Operators

Denmark: Royal Danish Navy
Danish Air Lines (postwar), (one FF.49C)
Finland: Finnish Air Force (four FF.49C, one FF.49B; in use 1918-1923)
German Empire: Kaiserliche Marine
Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Navy
Norway: (four FF.49C, by A/S Aero)
Poland: Polish Air Force (postwar)
Sweden: Swedish Navy (postwar), (two FF.49C, in use 1919–1924)

Specifications (FF.49)

An FF.49 starting for a reconnaissance flight.

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 11.60 m (38 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 71.16 m² (765.7 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,485 kg (2,970 lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Useful load: kg (kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,135 kg (4,697 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine, 152-164 kW (200-220 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 kn, 86 mph)
Cruise speed: 115 km/h (62 kn, 70 mph)
Endurance: 5 h 40 min

Armament

1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine gun
4 × 12.7 kg (28 lb) bombs

References

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

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders Aces Aircraft of the Entente Powers Aircraft of the Central Powers Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing German Cuxhaven Bombing of cities Aerial reconnaissance Fokker Scourge Flight over Vienna Bloody April Battles

Entente Powers air services	British air services Royal Flying Corps Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Australian Flying Corps Canadian Air Force (1918–20) French Air Service Imperial Russian Air Service Royal Italian Air Corps United States Army Air Service Greek air services Army Air Service Naval Air Service

Central Powers air services	Imperial German Air Service Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops Ottoman Aviation Squadrons Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

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Friedrichshafen FF.49

Variants

Operators

Specifications (FF.49)

See also

References

Further reading