FBA 310

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name=Type 310


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type=Touring flying-boat or amphibian
manufacturer=Franco-British Aviation Company (FBA)
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variants with their own articles=The FBA Type 310 was a 1930s French touring flying boat or amphibian built by the Franco-British Aviation Company.

The Type 310 was the last design from FBA and was their only monoplane flying boat. Designed to sell into a growing market for touring flying-boats in the 1920s and 1930s, the 310 was a shoulder-wing flying boat with stabilizing floats attached to the struts that braced the wing to the hull. It was powered by a single 120hp (89kW) Lorraine 5Pc radial engine driving a pusher propeller. The engine was strut-mounted above the wing. The cabin accommodated a pilot and two passengers. An amphibian version was also built as the 310/1, but the added weight of the landing gear meant that only one passenger could be carried. Design and development ceased in 1931 with the lack of both orders and funds, and the factory closed in 1934 when the company was sold to Société des Avions Bernard.

Variants

;Type 310:Production flying-boat, six built.;Type 310/1:Production amphibian, three built.

pecifications (Type 310)

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crew=1 pilot
capacity=2 passengers
length m=7.60
length ft=24
length in=11¼
span m=12
span ft=30
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height m=3
height ft=9
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wing area sqm=21
wing area sqft=226.05
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empty weight kg=670
empty weight lb=1477
gross weight kg=970
gross weight lb=2138
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eng1 type=Lorraine 5Pc 5-cylinder radial piston engine
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max speed kmh=145
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range km=325
range miles=202
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ceiling m=3500
ceiling ft=11,485
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*List of seaplanes and flying boats

References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1633/4