Friedrichshafen FF.8

The Friedrichshafen FF.8 was a seaplane built in Germany in the early 1910s.

Role Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
Number built 1

Specifications (FF.8)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 22 m2 (240 sq ft)
  • Gross weight: 620 kg (1,367 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Argus Type I 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 85 km/h (53 mph, 46 kn)

References
  1. "Friedrichshafen FF.8". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.

Further reading
  • Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried. Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH : Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 87. ISBN 978-3927513600.


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