Friedrichshafen FF.53
The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German three-seat floatplane torpedo bomber built during World War I by Friedrichshafen Aircraft Construction Company (Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen) after the end of the First World War for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung). Three aircraft were ordered in 1917, but only one has been confirmed to have been completed in mid-1918. By the time it was delivered, the Naval Air Service had eliminated the torpedo-bomber mission and the FF.53s were to be completed as long-range maritime patrol aircraft.
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- Manufacturer
- Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
- Country of origin
- German Reich
- First flight
- 1918-07-30
Specifications
- Powerplant
- 2 × Mercedes D.IVa water-cooled straight-six engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 3
- Number built
- 3
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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