Friedrichshafen FF.49 was a German, two-seat, single-engine float-plane designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.
FF.39
Two-seat reconnaissance float-plane, powered by a 150 kW (200 hp) Benz Bz.IV water-cooled 6-cylinder piston engine. 14 built.
FF.49B
Two-seat bomber float-plane. 25 built.
FF.49C
Two-seat reconnaissance float-plane.
Denmark
Royal Danish Navy
Danish Air Lines (postwar), (one FF.49C)
Finland
Finnish Air Force (four FF.49C, one FF.49B; in use 1918-1923)
German Empire
Kaiserliche Marine
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Navy
Norway
(four FF.49C, by A/S Aero)
Poland
Polish Air Force (postwar)
Sweden
Swedish Navy (postwar), (two FF.49C, in use 1919–1924)
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 11.60 m (38 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 71.16 m² (765.7 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,485 kg (2,970 lb)
Useful load: kg (kg)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,135 kg (4,697 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine, 152-164 kW (200-220 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 kn, 86 mph)
Cruise speed: 115 km/h (62 kn, 70 mph)
Endurance: 5 h 40 min
Armament
1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine gun
4 × 12.7 kg (28 lb) bombs
