Farman F.400

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type=Three-seat Cabin monoplane
manufacturer=Farman
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first flight=1934
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The Farman F 400 was a 1930s French three-seat cabin high-winged monoplane which was designed and built by Farman.

Design and development

The Farman series "400" was a revolution for its builder because it had a thin, cantilever-constructed, high wing, with round edges, which could be dismounted for better storage and transportation.

The aeroplane had mixed construction. Fuselage made of steel tubes, wing had wood frame.

This version, the Farman F 402, had a Lorraine 5 Pb 5-cylinder radial engine of convert|110|HP|abbr=on, but the plane in the picture had it changed for a 9-cylinder radial engine Salmson of convert|120|HP|abbr=on.

F 402 has an unusual peculiarity, which is that the control stick hangs from the ceiling of the cockpit, and the rudder control is a vertical steering wheel.

The fuel tanks, which are placed inside the wings, have a capacity of 200 liters .

The landing gear structure is constructed of iron bars, which allows this plane to land "hardly" in short space.

The fuselage and the wings are made of wood and covered with plywood.

This aircraft served, among other countries, in Spain, during the 1936-1939 civil war, on both sides.

Variants

;F.400:Three-seat cabin monoplane.;F.402:Powered by a 120-hp (89-kW) Lorraine 5Pb radial piston engine.;F.403:Powered by a 150-hp (112-kW) Farman engine.;F.404:Similar to the F.403, powered by a 120-hp (890kW) Renault engine.

urvivors

One aircraft survives and is on display at the Spanish "Museo del Aire" painted like the republican one which was used in Zaragoza during the civil war as a transport, communication and ambulance aircraft.

pecifications (F 402)

aircraft specifications

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crew= three seats
length main=8.25 m
length alt=27 ft
span main=11.72 m
span alt=38 ft 5 in
height main=2.07 m
height alt=6 ft 9 in
area main=21.5 m²
area alt=231.42 ft²
empty weight main=681 kg
empty weight alt=1500 lb
loaded weight main=1150 kg
loaded weight alt=2535 lb
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engine (prop)=1
type of prop=Wooden
number of props=1
power main= 82.0-89.5kW
power alt= 110-120 hp
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max speed main=194 km/h
max speed alt=105,8 knots
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cruise speed main=170 km/h
cruise speed alt=91.8 knots
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range main=1,000 km
range alt=540 NM
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ceiling main=4,000 m
ceiling alt=13.123 ft
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loading main=53.5kg/m²
loading alt=11 lb/ft²
power/mass main= 0.078 kw/kg
power/mass alt= 0.047hp/lb
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ee also

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*Farman Aviation Works
*Henry Farman
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