Friedrichshafen FF.34
| FF.34 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Variants | Friedrichshafen FF.44 |
The Friedrichshafen FF.34 was a German biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.
Development and design
[edit]The FF.34 was similar to the earlier FF.31 as it was a pusher configuration twin-boom floatplane. It had a central nacelle with two open cockpits. The engine (a Maybach Mb.IV) with a pusher propeller was mounted at the back of the nacelle. The twin tail booms were fitted to a rear tailplane/elevator assembly. The aircraft was later modified with a conventional fuselage and tail unit and re-designated the FF.44
Variants
[edit]- FF.34
- Prototype twin-boom pusher floatplane.
- FF.44
- FF.34 converted with a conventional fuselage and tail unit.
Operators
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Specifications (FF.34)
[edit]Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.85 m (35 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propeller
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
See also
[edit]Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 118. ISBN 978-3927513600.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.