Friedrichshafen FF.44

FF.44
General information
TypeTwo-seat coastal patrol floatplane
ManufacturerFlugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
Primary userImperial German Navy
Number built1
History
First flight1917
Developed fromFriedrichshafen FF.34

The FF.44 was an extensively modified FF.34 with conventional fuselage and tail unit and tractor engine.

Specifications (FF.44)

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.85 m (35 ft 7 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 68.5 m2 (737 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,552 kg (3,422 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,305 kg (5,082 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Maybach Mb.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 180 kW (240 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch tractor propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 145 km/h (90 mph, 78 kn)
  • Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)
  • Time to altitude:
500 m (1,600 ft) in 6 minutes 48 seconds
1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 8 minutes 54 seconds
2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 22 minutes 6 seconds

Armament

References

  1. ^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 138-139. ISBN 978-3927513600.

Bibliography

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  • Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.