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MF.7 
Role Reconnaissance Manufacturer Farman Aviation Works Designer Maurice Farman Introduction 1913 Retired 1915 Primary users French Air Force
Royal Flying CorpsThe Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorn is a French reconnaissance biplane developed before World War I, which served in both the French and British air services in the early stages of the war before being used as a trainer aircraft.
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Design and development
It had a single Renault "pusher" engine. Its name derived from the distinctive front-mounted elevator and elongated skids.
Operational history
- Sixty MF.7s were sold to Norway and served with the Norwegian Army Air Service.
- A Greek plane was converted to a hydroplane, flown by Michael Moutoussis and with Aristeidis Moraitinis as observer, it carried out the world's first air-naval co-operation mission during the First Balkan War.
- The Farman was used by the Imperial Japanese forces in the World War I Battle of Tsingtao, with one downed by the German force's sole working aircraft.
Operators
- Australian Flying Corps
- Mesopotamian Half Flight
- Central Flying School AFC at Point Cook, Victoria.
- Norwegian Army Air Service operated 60 aircraft until the late 1920s.
Survivors
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris
- Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo
Specifications (MF.7)
Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
- Length: 11.35 m (37 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 15.40 m (50 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
- Loaded weight: 855 kg (1,885 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 70 hp air-cooled inline V-8 engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 95 km/h (51 knots, 59 mph) at sea level
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
- Endurance: 3.5 hours
Armament
None
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
- ^ Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Paragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9
- ^ Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. The Military Press. pp. 21. ISBN 0-517-41021 4.
External links
- Luftfahrtmuseum
- "The Maurice Farman Biplane" (PDF). Flight IV (27): 603–606. July 6, 1912. No. 184. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200603.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011. Contemporary technical description of the MF.7 with photographs and drawings.
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