Friedrichshafen FF.64
| FF.64 | |
|---|---|
 Front oblique view of the FF.64 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Two-seat shipborne patrol floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| Number built | at least 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 5 May 1918 |
The Friedrichshafen FF.64 was a German two-seat biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.
Development and design
[edit]The FF.64 was a two-seat biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine. The aircraft had folding wings as they were intended for operation from Navy ships on patrol/reconnaissance duties. Only three aircraft were built.
Specifications (FF.64)
[edit]Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIR 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 1× 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on a flexible mount
See also
[edit]Related lists
References
[edit]- ^ Borzutzki, p. 158
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. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.
Further reading
[edit]- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.