Friedrichshafen FF.49

FF.49

Role: Reconnaissance
Manufacturer: Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
First flight: 1917
Introduced: September 1917
Primary users: Kaiserliche Marine Finnish Air Force Polish Air Force Danish Air Force
Number built: 240
Developed from: Friedrichshafen FF.33

Friedrichshafen FF.49 was a German, two-seat, single-engine floatplane designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.

Versions

FF.49 - Two-seat reconnaissance floatplane, powered by a 150 kW (200 hp) Benz Bz.IV piston engine. 14 built.
FF.49B - Two-seat bomber floatplane. 25 built.
FF.49C - Two-seat reconnaissance floatplane.

Specifications (FF.49)

Picture - starting for a reconnaissance flight

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 11.60 m (38 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 71.16 m² (765.7 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,485 kg (2,970 lb)
Loaded weight: kg (lb)
Useful load: kg (kg)
Max takeoff weight: 2,135 kg (4,697 lb)
Powerplant: 2x— Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine, 152-164 kW (200-220 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 kn, 86 mph)
Cruise speed: 115 km/h (62 kn, 70 mph)
Endurance: 5 h 40 min

Armament

1 x— 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun
4 x— 12.7 kg (28 lb) bombs

Sources

Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 9519568824.

Friedrichshafen FF.49 Pictures

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