The Farman F.370 was a French single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works for air racing.[1]
Farman F.370 | |
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Role | Single-seat racing monoplane |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
First flight | 22 April 1933 |
Number built | 1 |
The F.370 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew on the 22 April 1933.[1] Powered by a Farman 8 Vee-piston engine it had streamlined features, including a shallow fin faired into the open cockpit headrest and fixed main monowheel landing gear faired into the engine and oil radiators of the engine.[1] It was entered into the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race in which it averaged over 300 km/h (187 mph), on the fifth circuit the engine overheated and the F.370 withdrew from the race.[1]
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