Farman HF.19
| HF.19 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
| Designer | Henry Farman |
| First flight | 1913 |
The Henry Farman HF.19 was a French reconnaissance seaplane developed by Henry Farman before World War I. As a floatplane, it used floats for take-off and landing on water.[1][2][3]
Specifications
[edit]Data from [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 9.87 m (32 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 19.70 m (64 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)
- Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Lambda Lambda 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled rotary piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)
References
[edit]- ^ "Farman HF.19". www.airwar.ru. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "HENRI FARMAN HF 19 1913". www.idromodelli.it. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Les hydros FARMAN" (PDF). hydroretro.net. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ "Henry Farman HF.19 - Hydravion de course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 2001-03-24. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
Further reading
[edit]- Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
- Gerdessen, F (July–August 1999). "Round-Out: More Windfalls". Air Enthusiast (82): 79–80. ISSN 0143-5450.
- Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.
- Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.