| Farman Monoplane | |
|---|---|
| Role | Sports aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Henri Farman |
| First flight | 2 June 1910 |
| Number built | 1 |
The 1910 Farman monoplane was an early French aircraft constructed by Henri Farman in 1910.
It was powered by a 37 kW (50 hp) Gnome Omega rotary engine mounted at the front of an uncovered square section wire-braced wooden box-girder fuselage. Unusually, the engine was mounted in front of the propeller. The parallel-chord wing was mounted above the upper longerons of the fuselage, an arrangement that later became known as a parasol configuration. Like Farman's biplane design, it used ailerons for lateral control. Tail surfaces consisted of a large triangular fin with an unbalanced rectangular rudder hinged to the trailing edge and a rectangular fixed stabiliser and elevator. The upper wing bracing wires were attached to a pair of inverted V struts and the lower wing wires to the ends of the axle of the wide-track two-wheel undercarriage.
It was flown successfully in June 1910.[1]
Specifications
editData from [1]l'Aérophile, 1 July 1910
General characteristics
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 17 m2 (180 sq ft)
- Gross weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7 cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
Notes
edit- ^ "The Henry Farman Monoplane". Flight: 451. 11 June 1910.