Friedrichshafen FF.44
| FF.44 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Primary user | Imperial German Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Friedrichshafen FF.34 |
The FF.44 was an extensively modified FF.34 with conventional fuselage and tail unit and tractor engine.
Specifications (FF.44)
Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.85 m (35 ft 7 in)
- Upper wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
- Lower wingspan: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
- Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
- Wing area: 68.5 m2 (737 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,552 kg (3,422 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,305 kg (5,082 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
- Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
- Time to altitude:
- 500 m (1,600 ft) in 6 minutes 48 seconds
- 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 8 minutes 54 seconds
- 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 22 minutes 6 seconds
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
References
- ^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 138-139. ISBN 978-3927513600.
Bibliography
- Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.