Farman F.430

F.430
Role	Light transport monoplane
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
First flight	1934
Number built	7

The Farman F.430 was a 1930s French light transport designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works. Two variants with different engines were known as the F.431 and F.432.

Design and development

The F.430 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tail-wheel landing gear. It was powered by two wing-mounted de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engines. The enclosed cockpit and cabin had room for a pilot and five passengers. The prototype F-ANBY appeared in 1934 and the F.431 variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines was exhibited at the 1934 Paris Salon de l'Aeronautique. A further variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Farman radial engines was designated the F.432.

After the company had been nationalised and became part of SNCAC a variant with a retractable landing gear (designated the Centre 433) was completed, and flown for the first time in December 1938. The F.430 and two F.431s were used by Air Service between Paris and Biarritz.

Variants

F.430: Prototype with 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline piston engines, one built.
F.431: Variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Renault 6Pdi inverted piston engines, three built.
F.432: Variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Farman radial engines or Renault 6Q-06 engines, two built and two converted from F.431s.
Centre 433: Retractable landing gear version of the F.431, powered by 220 hp (160 kW) Renault 6Q-06/Renault 6Q-O7 engines (left and right hand rotation), one built.

Operators

France

Air Service

Spain

Spanish Republican Air Force^[1]

Specifications (F.431)

Data from Parmentier, Bruno (18 September 2017). "Farman F-431 1935 Transport civil". Retrieved 7 August 2019.

General characteristics

Crew: One
Capacity: Five passengers
Length: 12.06 m (39 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 15.45 m (50 ft 8 in)
Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)
Wing area: 36.11 m² (388.7 sq ft)
Empty weight: 1,573 kg (3,468 lb)
Gross weight: 2,666 kg (5,878 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Renault 6Pdi 6-cylinder inverted inline piston, 134 kW (180 hp) each
Propellers: 2-bladed

Performanceat sea level

- 000 km/h (0 mph; 0 kn) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Cruise speed: 230 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn) at sea level
Range: 980 km (610 mi, 530 nmi)
Service ceiling: 5,300 m (17,400 ft)

References

Citations

^ Spain - Air Force Farman F.430

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759
Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.
Parmentier, Bruno (18 September 2017). "Farman F-431 1935 Transport civil" (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2019.

External links

[1] Spain - Air Force Farman F.430

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