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Страна: Германия

Год: 1915

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O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)

Friedrichshafen FF 35
   Built in February 1915, the FF 35 was intended as a torpedo carrier, but only a single machine (No. 300) was constructed. The twin 160 h.p. Mercedes D III engines drove pusher airscrews. Span, 23.74 m. (77 ft. 10 3/4 in.). Length, 13.5 m. (44 ft. 3 5/8 in.). Area, 100 sq.m. (1,080 sq.ft.). Weights: Empty, 2,292 kg. (5,042 lb.). Loaded, 3,543 kg. (7,795 lb.). Speed, 114 km.hr. (71.25 m.p.h.). Armament, torpedo and one or two manually operated Parabellum machine-guns.

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Описание:

  • O.Thetford, P.Gray German Aircraft of the First World War (Putnam)
  • J.Herris Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 21)
  • M.Schmeelke "Torpedo Los!" (Aeronaut)
  • Журнал Flight
  • J.Herris - Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (21)

    Front quarter view of FF35 Marine Number 300 shows its basic configuration as a twin-engine floatplane. The 160 hp Mercedes D.III engines are mounted as pushers in primitive nacelles with large, frontal radiators.The horizontal tail was mounted well above the fuselage to keep it out of the water spray from the floats. This was the first Friedrichshafen torpedo plane built; it remained a single prototype.

  • M.Dusing - German Aviation Industry in WWI. Volume 2 /Centennial Perspective/ (85)

    Fdh FF35 (1916). On March 24, 1915, the R.M.A. ordered a "torpedo aircraft", which later became known as the FF35. In this type, the engine support against the fuselage and float was independent of the airframe structure. The end of the fuselage was keeled out of plywood to form a tail float. The tailplane was very high to protect it from splashing water. The main fittings for the airframe, fuselage and float were forged from solid steel. Only one example was built.

  • M.Schmeelke - "Torpedo Los!" /Aeronaut/

    Side view of the FF35 prototype torpedo bomber on its beaching dolly.

  • M.Schmeelke - "Torpedo Los!" /Aeronaut/

    Side view of the FF35 prototype torpedo bomber on its beaching dolly outside the assembly hall.

  • M.Schmeelke - "Torpedo Los!" /Aeronaut/

    The FF35 (300) is pushed down the slipway into the water at Angernsee Station.

  • J.Herris - Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI /Centennial Perspective/ (21)

    Front view of the FF35 prototype shows the window in the front of the fuselage for the observer/torpedo aimer.

  • M.Schmeelke - "Torpedo Los!" /Aeronaut/

    Side view of the FF35 prototype torpedo bomber in the water. The German Navy was always short of aircraft, so sometimes used prototypes operationally, and the FF35 was one of those. The FF35 flew limited operations from Libau in May 1916 and flew a number of missions from Angernsee over the next four months before being returned to Germany.