Friedrichshafen FF.64

FF.64
Front oblique view of the FF.64
General information
TypeTwo-seat shipborne patrol floatplane
ManufacturerFlugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
Number builtat least 1
History
First flight5 May 1918

The Friedrichshafen FF.64 was a German two-seat biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.64 was a two-seat biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine. The aircraft had folding wings as they were intended for operation from Navy ships on patrol/reconnaissance duties. Only three aircraft were built.

Specifications (FF.64)

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.IIIR 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 120 kW (160 hp)

Performance Armament

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ Borzutzki, p. 158

Bibliography

  • Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober [Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober] (in German). Berlin: Burbach. ISBN 3-927513-60-1.
  • Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.

Further reading

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.