FBA 290

__NOTOC__ Infobox Aircraft
name=FBA Model 290


caption=
type=four-seat amphibian flying-boat
manufacturer=Franco-British Aviation Company
designer=
first flight=1931
introduced=
retired=
status=
primary user=French Navy
more users=
produced=
number built=10
variants with their own articles=The Franco-British Aviation Model 290 was a French four-seat amphibian flying boat built by the Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA) as a replacement for the Model 17 in French naval service.

Development

The FBA Company was requested to design a successor to the Model 17 in the liaison and training role. The company used the experience gained in the Model 270 and 271 and produced the Model 290. The Model 290 was a biplane amphibian with a single radial engine driving a pusher propeller. It had room for four persons in the forward part of the hull. The Model 290 flew for the first time in April 1931 powered by a 300hp (224kW) Lorraine engine. A further example, the Model 291 was built with a Gnome-Rhône radial engine.

The French Navy was looking for a VIP transport and ordered eight aircraft based on the Model 291 and designated the Model 293 (with a Lorraine engine) and the Model 294 (with a Gnome-Rhône engine). The navy aircraft were used as executive transports and based at the major French naval air stations.

Variants

;Model 290:Prototype with a 300hp (224kW) Lorraine radial engine, one built.;Model 291:Prototype with a 300hp (224kW) Gnome-Rhône radial engine, one built.;Model 293:Production aircraft for the French Navy with a Lorraine 9Na Algol radial engine, six built.;Model 294:Production aircraft for the French Navy with a Gnome-Rhône 7Kb Titan-Major engine, two built.

Operators

;FRA
*French Navy

pecifications (Model 293)

aerospecs
ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1633
met or eng?= eng

crew=One
capacity=Three passengers
length m=9.47
length ft=31
length in=0¾
span m=13.10
span ft=42
span in=11¾
swept m=
swept ft=
swept in=
rot number=
rot dia m=
rot dia ft=
rot dia in=
dia m=
dia ft=
dia in=
width m=
width ft=
width in=
height m=4.04
height ft=13
height in=3
wing area sqm=40.15
wing area sqft=432.19
swept area sqm=
swept area sqft=
rot area sqm=
rot area sqft=
volume m3=
volume ft3=
aspect ratio=
empty weight kg=1300
empty weight lb=2866
gross weight kg=2100
gross weight lb=4360
lift kg=
lift lb=

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Lorraine 9Na Algol 9-cylinder radial piston engine
eng1 kw= 224
eng1 hp= 300
eng1 kn=
eng1 lbf=
eng1 kn-ab=
eng1 lbf-ab=
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
eng2 kn=
eng2 lbf=
eng2 kn-ab=
eng2 lbf-ab=

max speed kmh=176
max speed mph=109
max speed mach=
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=525
range miles=326
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=4000
ceiling ft=13,120
glide ratio=
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
sink rate ms=
sink rate ftmin=

armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6=

aircontent
see also=
related=
similar aircraft=
sequence=
lists=
*List of seaplanes and flying boats

References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1633

[Category:Propeller aircraft]