Friedrichshafen FF.34

infobox Aircraft
name = FF.34
type = Two-seat coastal patrol floatplane
manufacturer = Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen


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variants with their own articles = The Friedrichshafen FF.34 was a German biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.34 was similar to the earlier FF.31 as it was a pusher configuration twin-boom floatplane. It had a central nacelle with two open cockpits. The engine (a Maybach Mb.IV) with a pusher propeller was mounted at the back of the nacelle. The twin tail booms were fitted to a rear tailplane/elevator assembly. The aircraft was later modified with a conventional fuselage and tail unit and re-designated the FF.44

Variants

;FF.34:Prototype twin-boom pusher floatplane.;FF.44:FF.34 converted with a convential fuselage and tail unit.

Operators

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*German Navy

pecifications (FF.44)

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crew=Two, pilot and observer
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length m=10.85
length ft=35
length in=7
span m=18.40
span ft=60
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height m=4.25
height ft=13
height in=11
wing area sqm=68.5
wing area sqft=737
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empty weight kg=1,552
empty weight lb=3,422
gross weight kg=2,305
gross weight lb=5,082
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Maybach Mb.IV
eng1 kw= 180
eng1 hp= 240
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max speed kmh=145
max speed mph=90
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range km=600
range miles=374
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climb rate ms=1.2
climb rate ftmin=236
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armament1=1 × 7.9 mm Parabellum MG14 machine gun for observer
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References

*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=
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External links

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* ← FF.30 - FF.31 - FF.33 - FF.34 - FF.35 - FF.37 - FF.39 - FF.40 - FF.41 - FF.43 - FF.44 - FF.45 - FF.46 - FF.48 →

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* List of military aircraft of Germany
* List of seaplanes and flying boats

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