FBA 290
FBA Model 290 | |
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Role | four-seat amphibian flying-boat |
Manufacturer | Franco-British Aviation Company |
First flight | 1931 |
Primary user | French Navy |
Number built | 10 |
The Franco-British Aviation Model 290 was a French four-seat amphibian flying boat built by the Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA) as a replacement for the Model 17 in French naval service.
Development[]
The FBA Company was requested to design a successor to the Model 17 in the liaison and training role. The company used the experience gained in the and 271 and produced the Model 290. The Model 290 was a biplane amphibian with a single radial engine driving a pusher propeller. It had room for four persons in the forward part of the hull. The Model 290 flew for the first time in April 1931 powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) Lorraine engine. A further example, the Model 291 was built with a Gnome-Rhône radial engine.
The French Navy was looking for a VIP transport and ordered eight aircraft based on the Model 291 and designated the Model 293 (with a Lorraine engine) and the Model 294 (with a Gnome-Rhône engine). The navy aircraft were used as executive transports and based at the major French naval air stations.
Variants[]
- Model 290
- Prototype with a 296hp (221kW) Lorraine 9Na radial engine, one built.
- Model 291
- Prototype with a 296hp (221kW) Gnome & Rhône 7Kb radial engine, one built.
- Model 293
- Production aircraft for the French Navy with a 296hp (221kW) Lorraine 9Na Algol radial engine, six built.
- Model 294
- Production aircraft for the French Navy with a 296hp (221kW) Gnome-Rhône 7Kb engine, two built.
Operators[]
Specifications (Model 293)[]
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1633
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: Three passengers
- Length: 31 ft 0.75 in (9.47 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 11.75 in (13.10 m)
- Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
- Wing area: 432.19 sq ft (40.15 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,866 lb (1,300 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,360 lb (2,100 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine 9Na Algol 9-cylinder radial piston engine , 300 hp (224 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 mph (176 km/h, 95 kn)
- Range: 326 mi (525 km, 283 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,120 ft (4,000 m)
See also[]
Related lists
- List of Interwar military aircraft
- List of flying boats and floatplanes
References[]
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- Bousquet, Gérard. French Flying Boats of WW II. Sandomierz, Poland: Stratus, 2013 ISBN 978-83-63678-06-7
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, p. 1633
- 1930s French military transport aircraft
- FBA aircraft
- Flying boats
- Amphibious aircraft
- Single-engined pusher aircraft
- Biplanes
- Aircraft first flown in 1931