Farman HF.16

The Farman HF.16 was a reconnaissance aircraft built in France shortly before the First World War.

Specifications (HF.16)[]

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 13.75 m (45 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 35 m² (380 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 660 kg (1,455 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Delta 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden pusher propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)

References[]

Further reading[]

• Davilla, James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
• Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.
• Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. p. 122. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.

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