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Страна: Франция

Год: 1915

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J.Davilla, A.Soltan French Aircraft of the First World War (Flying Machines)

Henri Farman H.F.35

  The H.F.35 was a huge biplane intended to meet the C3 specification of 1915. This called for a crew of three, armor, and an armament of three machine guns. The C3 class was intended to escort army cooperation planes, fly barrage patrols, and to attack enemy balloons. Other designs to meet this specification may have included the Ponnier twin-engine fighter and the SPAD SA.3.
  Unlike the Ponnier and SPAD designs, which had conventional fuselages with gunners fore and aft, the H.F.35 retained the pusher configuration. For this reason, all three guns were mounted in the front of the central nacelle. Obviously, this greatly limited the usefulness of the H.F.35 as there would be no way for the gunners to fire at aircraft coming from behind.
  The H.F.35 resembled a greatly enlarged F.40, retaining the same basic outlines of that classic reconnaissance aircraft. It had a large central nacelle with radiators on either side. The engine was a 220-hp Renault 12Fa. The rudder was supported from the central nacelle by a series of booms. The aircraft was made of metal. The three-bay wings were of unequal span, the upper wing being considerably longer than the lower. The H.F.35 has been estimated as carrying a payload of 1,000 kg. A quadracycle landing gear was fitted, doubtless to manage the aircraft's huge weight and also to prevent nosing over when landing on unprepared fields. One source suggests that the aircraft may have also been intended for use in the attack role. It was flown in December 1915 but apparently was not ordered by the Aviation Militaire.


H.F.35 Three-Seat Escort Fighter with 220-hp Renault 12Fa
   Length 10.25 m; height 3.60 m
   Payload 1,000 kg
   Maximum speed: 165 km/h
   Armament: three machine guns
   One built

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