Friedrichshafen FF.48
| FF.48 | |
|---|---|
 A FF.48 with axles positioned underneath its floats | |
| General information | |
| Type | Floatplane fighter |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| Number built | 3 |
| History | |
| First flight | 22 August 1917 |
The Friedrichshafen FF.48 was a German two-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.
Development and design
[edit]The FF.48, along with the smaller single-seat FF.43, was designed for defence of the floatplane bases, it was a biplane powered by a Maybach Mb.IV inline piston engine. The pilot and observer each had control of one 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun. Only three aircraft were built.
Specifications (FF.48)
[edit]Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 16.25 m (53 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 68 m2 (730 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,591 kg (3,508 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,216 kg (4,885 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 153 km/h (95 mph, 83 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
- Range: 740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi)
- Time to altitude:
- 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes 24 seconds
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 14minutes 6 seconds
- 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 23 minutes 6 seconds
Armament
- Guns: * 1 × fixed, forward firing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun ; 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on pivoted mount in rear cockpit.
See also
[edit]Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried. Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 145. ISBN 978-3927513600.
Bibliography
[edit]- Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober [Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober] (in German). Berlin: Burbach. ISBN 3-927513-60-1.
- Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.
Further reading
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- Herris, Jack (2012). German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 2. Charleston (S.C.): Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-09-4.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.