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Friedrichshafen FF.48

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FF.48
Role Floatplane fighter
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight 22 August 1917
Number built 3

The Friedrichshafen FF.48 was a German two-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.48, along with the smaller single-seat FF.43, was designed for defence of the floatplane bases, it was a biplane powered by a Maybach IV inline piston engine. The pilot and observer each had control of one 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun. Only three aircraft were built.

Specifications (FF.48)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two

Performance Armament

  • 1 × fixed, forward firing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine gun
  • 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun on pivoted mount in rear cockpit.

See also

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References

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  • 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. 145.