F.31 | |
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Role | Fighter |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Farman |
Designer | Henry Farman |
First flight | Summer 1918 |
Number built | 1 |
The Farman F.31 was a French fighter prototype of the 1910s, the second foray into fighter design by Farman, a firm more usually associated with bombers. The project was short-lived, lasting only 3 months.
The F.31 was a two-seat fighter, designed around the Liberty 12 engine. It was exceptionally angular, and equi-span with the fuselage mounted between its two bays.
The sole prototype was completed and first flown in the summer of 1918. Testing was still ongoing in November 1918, when the Armistice ended the project and no further development continued.
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters [1]
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