Farman F.430

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type=Light transport monoplane
manufacturer=Farman Aviation Works
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variants with their own articles=The Farman F.430 was a 1930s French light transport designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works. Two variants with different engines were known as the F.431 and F.432.

Design and development

The F.430 was a low-wing cantilver monoplane with a tail-wheel landing gear. It was powered by two wing-mounted de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engines. The enclosed cockpit and cabin had room for a pilot and five passengers. The prototype "F-ANBY" appeared in 1934 and the F.431 variant with 185hp (138kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines was exhibited at the 1934 Paris Salon de l'Aeronautique. A further variant with 180hp (134kW) Farman radial engines was designated the F.432.

After the company had been nationalised and became part of SNCAC a variant with a retractable landing gear (designated the Centre 433) was completed. The F.430 and two F.431s were used by Air Service between Paris and Biarritz.

Variants

;F.430:Prototype with 130hp (97kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major inline piston engines, one built.;F.431:Variant with 185hp (138kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines, two built.;F.432:Variant with 180hp (134kW) Farman radial engines.;Centre 433:Retractable landing gear conversion of the F.431.

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pecifications (F.430)

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capacity=5 passengers
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empty weight kg=1306
empty weight lb=2879
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range miles=621
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References

* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1759