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Farman F.40

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Top speed
  
135 km/h

Length
  
9.25 m

Manufacturer
  
Farman Aviation Works

Wingspan
  
18 m

Retired
  
1922

Designer
  
Henri Farman

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The Farman F.40 was a French pusher biplane reconnaissance aircraft.

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Development

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Developed from a mix of the Maurice Farman designed MF.11 and the Henry Farman designed HF.22, the F.40 (popularly dubbed the Horace Farman) had an overall smoother outline and smoother crew nacelle. A pair of upper tail booms supported a horizontal tailplane and a curved fin. The aircraft went into production in 1915.

Operational history

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Forty French Air Force escadrilles (squadrons) were equipped with F.40s. They operated for just over a year, but were replaced in early 1917.

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The F.40 was also operated by the No. 5 Wing of the Royal Naval Air Service, Belgian forces in France, and also by the Russians

Italian aircraft maker Savoia-Marchetti built F.40s for use by the police force until 1922.

Variants

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  • F.40P - adaption to fire Le Prieur rockets
  • F.41 - shorter wingspan
  • F.56 - larger 127-kW (170-hp) Renault engine
  • F.60 - larger 142-kW (190-hp) Renault engine
  • F.61 - F.41 with 142-kW (190-hp) Renault engine

    • Operators

     Belgium
  • Belgian Air Force
    •  Brazil
  • Brazilian Naval Aviation
    •  Colombia
  • Colombian Air Force
    •  France
  • Armée de l'Air
    •  Greece
  • Hellenic Air Force
    •  Kingdom of Italy
  • Corpo Aeronautico Militare
    •  Netherlands
  • Royal Netherlands Air Force One aircraft only.
    •  Norway
  • Norwegian Army Air Service
    •  Portugal
  • Portuguese Air Force
    •  Romania
  • Royal Romanian Air Force
    •  Russia
  • Imperial Russian Air Force
    •  Serbia
  • Serbian Air Force
    •  Soviet Union
  • Soviet Air Force - Taken over for the Russian Air Force.
    •  United Kingdom
  • Royal Naval Air Service
    •  United States
  • American Expeditionary Force
    •  Venezuela
  • Venezuelan Air Force - Two aircraft only.
  • Venezuelan Navy

    • Specifications

    Data from

    General characteristics

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  • Capacity: 2
  • Length: 9.25 m (30 ft 4.25 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
  • Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 9.5 in)
  • Wing area: 52 m2 (559.74 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 748 kg (1649 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1120 kg (2469 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Renault 12-cylinder Vee piston, 101 kW (135 hp) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 135 km/h (84 mph)
  • Endurance: 2 hours  20 min
  • Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,125 ft)

    • Armament

  • 1 or 2 × 7.7-mm (0.303 in) machine-guns in observer's cockpit
  • light bombs or 10 × Le Prieur rockets
    • Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

    De Bruyère C 1

    References

    Farman F.40 Wikipedia
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