Friedrichshafen FF.71

The Friedrichshafen FF.71 was a German biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

FF.71
Role floatplane airliner
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen / LFG
First flight April 1919
Number built 6

Design and development

The FF.71 was a four-seat biplane powered by a Benz Bz.IV. The prototype first flew in April 1919; despite the fact that the aircraft was intended for civilian buyers, it was painted in military rhombic camouflage. Initially, passengers were located in an open cockpit, but after an accident the aircraft was rebuilt with an enclosed passenger cabin.[1]

In 1921, five more slightly modified aircraft were produced by LFG, receiving the designation FF.71a.

Specifications (FF.71a)

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH : Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober,[1] Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: up to 3 pax
  • Length: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)
  • Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 71.6 m2 (771 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cyl. water-cooled inline piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)

See also

Related lists

References
  1. Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH : Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 161. ISBN 9783927513600.
  2. Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita (in Finnish). Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 951-95688-2-4.
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