Friedrichshafen FF.31

FF.31
Role	Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight	1910s
Introduction	1915
Primary user	German Imperial Navy

The Friedrichshafen FF.31 was a German lightweight two-seat floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.31 was a biplane floatplane with a central nacelle and two open cockpits. The engine was mounted at the rear of the nacelle, driving with a pusher propeller. The twin open-frame tail booms extended aft from the wings to carry the tail unit. A version of the FF.31 with a fixed tailskid landing gear was designated the FF.37.

Operational history

FF.31s took part in a Sea battle where the German Imperial Navy was defeated, in May 1915.

Variants

FF.31

Production floatplane

FF.37

FF.31 with fixed tailskid landing gear.

Operators

German Empire

• German Imperial Navy

Specifications (variant)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer

Performance

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of seaplanes and flying boats

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. p. 104.