Farman F.130

Farman F.130
Farman F.130
General information
Type	Long-range night bomber
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
History
First flight	1925

Last updated November 09, 2025

The Farman F.130 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a long-range day bomber.^[1]

Development

The F.130 was a single-engined biplane design in the BN.3 category, based on the larger twin-engined F.60 Goliath.^[1] The F.130 had a conventional tailskid landing gear and three open tandem cockpits. It was powered by a nose-mounted 447 kW (600 hp) Farman 18Wd W-18 piston engine.^[1]

Following a series of test flights it was underpowered with only one engine, and it failed to arouse any interest from either domestic or export customers and was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants

F.130 BN.3: Three seater night bomber, one built.
F.130T: The almost identical transport variant of the F.130 bomber. One built.

Specifications

Data from^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Wingspan: 25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 150 m² (1,614.64 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,230 kg (7,121 lb)
Gross weight: 5,570 kg (12,280 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Farman 18Wd W-18 water-cooled piston engine , 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,060 ft)

Armament

4 × 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns
up to 700kg (1543lb) bombs

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 1740

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.

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[Orbis1740-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 1740

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