The Farman HF.10 was a reconnaissance aircraft built in France shortly before the First World War.

HF.10
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Farman
Designer Henri Farman
First flight 1912
Number built 2

Development

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The HF.10 was developed in 1911 for the military aircraft competition (Concours Militaire), held in Reims. The HF.10 had a Gnome Rhone engine, but the subsequent HF.10bis had a slightly more powerful Gnome Gamma engine with a power of 70 hp.[1]

Specifications

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Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 16.00 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 72 m2 (780 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 350 kg (772 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden pusher propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn)
  • Range: 315 km (196 mi, 170 nmi)

References

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  1. ^ "Farman HF.10".
  2. ^ Hartmann, Gérard. Les premiers Farman [The First Farmans] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-20.

Bibliography

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  • Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.

Further reading

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  • Hartmann, Gérard. "Le grand concours d'aviation militaire de Reims 1911" [The Reims Military Aviation Competition, 1911] (PDF). Dossiers historiques et techniques aéronautique française (in French). Gérard Hartmann. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  • Moulin, Jean (October 2004). "Reims 1911, le premier concours d'appareils militaires au monde!" [Reims 1911, the First Military Aircraft Concours in the World!]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (139): 51–58. ISSN 1243-8650.
  • Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.