Friedrichshafen FF.43

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name = FF.43
type = Floatplane fighter
manufacturer = Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen


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first flight = 8 September 1916
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variants with their own articles = The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German single-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

Designed for defence of the floatplane bases, the FF.43 was a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine driving a tractor propeller. It was armed with two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 forward firing machineguns. Only one aircraft was built.

pecifications

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crew=One pilot
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length m=8.55
length ft=28
length in=1
span m=9.92
span ft=32
span in=6
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height m=3.35
height ft=11
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wing area sqm=31.0
wing area sqft=334
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empty weight kg=798
empty weight lb=1,759
gross weight kg=1,078
gross weight lb=2,377
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eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Mercedes D.III
eng1 kw= 160
eng1 hp= 120
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max speed kmh=163
max speed mph=102
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range km=400
range miles=249
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ceiling m=3,000
ceiling ft=9,840
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climb rate ms=2.8
climb rate ftmin=551
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armament1=2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.9 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns
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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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* ← FF.39 - FF.40 - FF.41 - FF.43 - FF.44 - FF.45 - FF.46 →

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

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