type of aircraft
Friedrichshafen FF.43
The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German prototype single-seat floatplane fighter developed during World War I by the Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company (Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen) for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung). Only one aircraft in 1916 was ordered; it shot down one British seaplane during operational trials later that year. It was destroyed in January 1917.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
- First flight
- 1916-09-30
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 88 kt
- Max speed
- 88 kt
- Range
- 220 nm
- Service ceiling
- 9,800 ft
- Rate of climb
- 90 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,377 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,759 lb
- Powerplant
- Mercedes D.III
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 28 ft
- Wingspan
- 32 ft
- Height
- 11 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.