Farman B.2

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Farman B.2
RoleLight day bomber
National originFrance
Manufacturer Farman
First flight1920s
Number built1

The Farman B.2 was a 1920s French biplane designed as a light day bomber. Only one was built. [1]

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Development

Farman Aviation Works designed and built in 1924 what was a bulky unequal span two-bay biplane for use as a day bomber. [1] The pilot had a cockpit forward of the wing leading edge, the observer/gunner had a cockpit in a cut-out in the wing trailing edge. [1] The B.2 was tested with different combinations of engines and radiators and it required modification to the fin and rudder for problems with directional stability. [1] Despite all these modifications the aircraft did not meet the required performance and was not ordered into production. [1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Orbis 1985, p. 1735

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