The Farman F.150 was a 1920s French twin-engined biplane designed by Farman as a day bomber.[1]
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Development
The F.150 was a twin-engined unequal-span biplane to the B.3 specification, which could be fitted with fixed landing gear or floats.[1] Although the design was an improvement on the earlier Goliath, it did not increase in performance, and it was not ordered into production.[1]
Variants
- F.150
- The original B.3 version powered by 2x 280 kW (380 hp) Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cylinder radial piston engines, of which only one was built.[2]
- F.150bis
- a smaller version powered by 2x 300 kW (400 hp) Lorraine 12Db V-12 piston engines, of which only two were built.[3]
- F.150 Marin
- ((in English) Marine) Floatplane bomber for Aeronavale.[1]
Specifications (F.150)
Data from Aviafrance F.150[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 131 m2 (1,410 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,970 kg (6,548 lb)
- Gross weight: 5,270 kg (11,618 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 280 kW (380 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,400 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
- Bombs: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of bombs or a torpedo
Notes
- ^ a b c d The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 1740.
- ^ a b Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150bis". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
Bibliography
- Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.
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