Friedrichshafen FF.8

Role	Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
Number built	1

The Friedrichshafen FF.8 was a seaplane built in Germany in the early 1910s.

Specifications (FF.8)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 22 m² (240 sq ft)
• Gross weight: 620 kg (1,367 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Argus 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 48 kW (65 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 95 km/h (59 mph, 51 kn)
• Cruise speed: 85 km/h (53 mph, 46 kn)

References

1. Borzutzki, p. 87

Bibliography

• Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN   978-1-935881-35-3.

Further reading

• Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried. Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH : Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. p. 87. ISBN   978-3927513600.