Farman F.51

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name=Farman F.51


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type=Maritime reconnaissance flying boat
manufacturer=Farman
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first flight=1922
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variants with their own articles=The Farman F.51 was a 1920s French maritime reconnaissance flying boats designed and built by Farman. The F.51 was an unequal-span four-bay biplane flying boat with a crew of four. It was powered by two Lorraine-Dietrich engines mounted in tractor configuration. A pusher engined version was designated the Farman F.50 (even though the designation had been used before in 1919).Tested by the French Navy but it failed to win any orders, Farman did briefly consider a civil version but the project was abandoned.

Variants

;F.50:Two Lorraine-Dietrich piston engines in pusher-configuration.;F.51:Two Lorraine-Dietrich piston engines in tractor-configuration.

pecifications (F.51)

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crew=4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, observer/gunner)
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length m=14.85
length ft=48
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span ft=76
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height m=4.40
height ft=14
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empty weight kg=2220
empty weight lb=4894
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eng1 number=2
eng1 type=Lorraine-Dietrich 8-cylinder Vee piston engine
eng1 kw= 205
eng1 hp= 275
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max speed kmh=140
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armament1=4 x 0.303in (7.7mm) machine-gun (two each in bow and midships cockpits)
armament2=400kg (882lb) bombs
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*List of seaplanes and flying boats

References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1737