Friedrichshafen FF.49
| FF.49 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Introduction | September 1917 |
| Primary users | Kaiserliche Marine Finnish Air Force Polish Air Force Danish Navy |
| Number built | 240 |
| Developed from | Friedrichshafen FF.33 |
Friedrichshafen FF.49 was a German, two-seat, single-engine float-plane designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.
Variants
- 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.
Operators
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)
Specifications (FF.49)
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
Performance
- Endurance: 5 h 40 min
Armament
- 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) machine gun
- 4 × 12.7 kg (28 lb) bombs
See also
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of Germany
- List of aircraft of the Finnish Air Force
- List of seaplanes and flying boats
References
Further reading
- Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita (in Finnish). Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.
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