Farman F.430

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 185 hp (138 kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines was exhibited at the 1934 Paris Salon de l'Aeronautique. A further variant with 180 hp (134 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. The F.430 and two F.431s were used by Air Service between Paris and Biarritz.

Variants

F.430

Prototype with 130hp (97kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline piston engines, one built.

F.431

Variant with 185hp (138kW) Renault 6Pdi inverted piston engines, two built.

F.432

Variant with 180hp (134kW) Farman radial engines or Renault 6Q-06 engines, two built and two converted from the 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 / converted, flying for the first time in December 1938.

Operators

 France

Air Service

 Spain

Spanish Republican Air Force

Specifications (F.430)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759

General characteristics

Crew: 1

Capacity: 5 passengers

Length: 11.70 m (38 ft 4½ in)

Wingspan: 15.40 m (50 ft 6¼ in)

Height: 2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)

Wing area: 36 m² (387.51 ft²)

Empty weight: 1306 kg (2879 lb)

Gross weight: 2200 kg (4850 lb)

Powerplant: 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder inverted inline piston, 97 kW (130 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)

Range: 1000 km (621 miles)

Service ceiling: 4500 m (14,765 ft)