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F.150 Marin
Role	Biplane day bomber
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
First flight	1926

The Farman F.150 was a 1920s French twin-engined biplane designed by Farman as a day bomber.^[1]

Development edit

The F.150 was a twin-engined unequal-span biplane to the B.3 specification, which could be fitted with fixed landing gear or floats.^[1] Although the design was an improvement on the earlier Goliath, it did not increase in performance, and it was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants edit

F.150: The original B.3 version powered by 2x 280 kW (380 hp) Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cylinder radial piston engines, of which only one was built.^[2]
F.150bis: a smaller version powered by 2x 300 kW (400 hp) Lorraine 12Db V-12 piston engines, of which only two were built.^[3]
F.150 Marin: ((in English) Marine) Floatplane bomber for Aeronavale.^[1]

Specifications (F.150) edit

Data from Aviafrance F.150^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,970 kg (6,548 lb)
Gross weight: 5,270 kg (11,618 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 280 kW (380 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,400 ft)

Armament

Guns: 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
Bombs: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of bombs or a torpedo

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 1740.
^ ^a ^b Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^ Parmentier, Bruno (1999-05-30). "Farman F-150bis". aviafrance.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2014.