Friedrichshafen FF.44

The FF.44 was an extensively modified FF.34 with conventional fuselage and tail unit and tractor engine.

FF.44
Role Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight 1917
Primary user Imperial German Navy
Number built 1
Developed from Friedrichshafen FF.34

Specifications (FF.44)

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.85 m (35 ft 7 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 68.5 m2 (737 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,552 kg (3,422 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,305 kg (5,082 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
  • Time to altitude:
500 m (1,600 ft) in 6 minutes 48 seconds
1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 8 minutes 54 seconds
2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 22 minutes 6 seconds

Armament

References
  1. Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 138-139. ISBN 978-3927513600.
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