Farman F.130

Farman F.130
Role Long-range night bomber
National origin France
Manufacturer Farman
First flight 1925

The Farman F.130 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a long-range day bomber.[1]

Development

The F.130 was a single-engined biplane design in the BN.3 category based on the larger twin-engined F.60 Goliath.[1] The F.130 had a conventional tailskid landing gear and three open tandem cockpits. It was powered by a nose-mounted 447 kW (600 hp) Farman 18Wd W-18 piston engine.[1]

Following a series of test flights it was underpowered with only one engine and it failed to arouse any interest from either domestic or export customers and was not ordered into production.[1]

Variants

F.130 BN.3
Three seater night bomber, one built.
F.130T
The almost identical transport variant of the F.130 bomber. one built.

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Wingspan: 25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)
  • Wing area: 150 m2 (1,614.64 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 3,230 kg (7,121 lb)
  • Gross weight: 5,570 kg (12,280 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Farman 18Wd W-18 water-cooled piston engine , 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,060 ft)

Armament

  • 4 × 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns
  • up to 700kg (1543lb) bombs

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Orbis 1985, p. 1740

Bibliography

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
  • Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.