Farman F.120

infobox Aircraft
name = F.121 (F.3X) Jabiru
type = airliner
manufacturer = Farman Aviation Works


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first flight = 1923
introduced = 1923
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primary user = France
more users = Denmark
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developed from = Farman F-120 Jabiru
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The Farman F.120 and its derivatives were a family of multi-engine airliners and bombers of the 1920s built by the Farman Aviation Works in France.

Design and development

The F.3X or F.121 Jabiru, named after a Latin American stork, was a fixed-undercarriage shoulder-wing monoplane powered by four 180-hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ac engines installed in tandem pairs (pusher-puller) under the wings. In spite of being considered one of the ugliest aircraft ever designed, it first flew in 1923 and won a French airliner competition, the 1923 "Grand Prix des Avions de Transports", and its 500,000 francs first prize.

Operational history

The Jabiru was capable of carrying up to 9 passengers, and served on Farman airline's route Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam, but also with Danish Air Lines between Copenhagen and Amsterdam. They served until the late 1920s.

Civil operators

;DNK
* Danish Air Lines;FRA
* Farman airlines

pecifications

aircraft specification

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=2
length main= 13.92 m
length alt= 45 ft 8 in
span main= 19.00 m
span alt= 62 ft 4 in
height main= 4.50 m
height alt= 14 ft 9 in
area main= 81 m²
area alt= 871 ft²
empty weight main= 3,404 kg
empty weight alt= 7,497 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 5220 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 11,497 lb
engine (prop)=Hispano-Suiza 8Ac
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number of props=4
power main= 244 kW
power alt= 180 hp
max speed main= 210 km/h
max speed alt= 130 mph
cruise speed main= 175 km/h
cruise speed alt= 108 mph
range main= 750 km
range alt= 466 mi
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External links

* [http://www.europeanairlines.no/Airlines_FarmanF121_310704.htm Farman F.121 Jabiru in Danish service]