| FF. 34 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| Maiden flight | 1916 |
| Primary user | German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
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Development and design
The FF. 34 was similar to the earlier FF.31 as it was a twin-boom pusher engined floatplane. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout It had a central nacelle with two open cockpits. The engine (a Maybach Mb. IV) with a pusher propeller was mounted at the back of the nacelle. The twin tail booms were fitted to a rear tailplane/elevator assembly. The aircraft was later modified with a conventional fuselage and tail unit and re-designated the FF. 44
Variants
- FF. 34
- Prototype twin-boom pusher floatplane.
- FF. 44
- FF. 34 converted with a convential fuselage and tail unit.
Operators
Specifications (FF. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces 44)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and observer
- Length: 10. 85 m (35 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 18. 40 m (60 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4. 25 m (13 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 68. 5 m² (737 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,552 kg (3,422 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,305 kg (5,082 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb. IV, 180 kW (240 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph)
- Range: 600 km (374 miles)
- Rate of climb: 1. 2 m/s (236 ft/min)
Armament
- 1 × 7. 9 mm Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). The Parabellum MG14 was a 792 mm caliber World War I machine gun built by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken. Orbis Publishing.
- Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter, 118, 138.
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