The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German single-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.
| FF.43 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Floatplane fighter |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 8 September 1916 |
Development and design
editDesigned for defence of the floatplane bases, the FF.43 was a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine driving a tractor propeller. It was armed with two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 forward-firing machine guns. Only one aircraft was built.
Specifications
editData from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
- Upper wingspan: 9.92 m (32 ft 7 in)
- Lower wingspan: 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 31 m2 (330 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 798 kg (1,759 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,078 kg (2,377 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 163 km/h (101 mph, 88 kn)
- Range: 400 km (250 mi, 220 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
- Time to altitude:
- 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 9 minutes
- 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 22 minutes
Armament
- Guns: 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns
See also
editRelated lists
References
edit- ^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-3927513600.
Bibliography
edit- Green, William & Swanborough, Gordon (2001) [1994]. The Complete Book of Fighters: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Every Fighter Built and Flown (Revised and Updated ed.). London: Salamander Books. ISBN 1-84065-269-1.
- Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.
Further reading
edit- Herris, Jack (2012). German Seaplane Fighters of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Seaplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 2. Charleston (S.C.): Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-09-4.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.