Farman F.80

Farman F.80
General information
Type	Basic training biplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
Number built	9
History
First flight	1920s

The Farman F.80 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a basic trainer. ^[1]

Development

The F.80 was intended to compete against the Hanriot HD-14 as a basic trainer. It was an equal span two-bay tractor biplane with tandem open cockpits for instructor and pupil. It had a tailskid landing gear with the two main units widely spaced for stability on the ground. The aircraft also had a pair of auxiliary wheels in front to prevent the aircraft nosing-over on the ground and damaging what was then an expensive wooden propeller. ^[1]

The aircraft did not meet with any success and was not ordered into production. ^[1]

Data from ^{[1] [2]}

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (instructor, pupil)
• Length: 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 46.50 m² (500.5 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 770 kg (1,698 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Renault 8Gd 50° V-8 piston engine, 142 kW (190 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
• Cruise speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)

Notes

1. Orbis 1985, p. 1739
2. Farman-F.80. Aircraft catalogue https://aircraft-catalog.com/en/Farman/Farman-F.80/

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC   37146471.