Friedrichshafen FF.43

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FF.43
RoleFloatplane fighter
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight8 September 1916
Number built1

The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German single-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

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Development and design

Designed for defence of the floatplane bases, the FF.43 was a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine driving a tractor propeller. It was armed with two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 forward-firing machine guns. Only one aircraft was built.

Specifications

Data from Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH [1]

General characteristics

Performance

1,000 m (3,300 ft) in 6 minutes
2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 9 minutes
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 22 minutes

Armament

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References

  1. Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 136–137. ISBN   978-3927513600.

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