Farman HF.16

The Farman HF.16 was a reconnaissance aircraft built in France shortly before the First World War.

HF.16
Role Reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer Farman
Designer Henri Farman
First flight 1912

Specifications (HF.16)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.75 m (45 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 35 m2 (380 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 660 kg (1,455 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Delta 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden pusher propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)

References
  1. "Henry Farman HF.16 - avion d'observation - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. 1999-12-13. Retrieved 2019-01-29.

Further reading
  • Davilla, James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
  • Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. p. 122. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.


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