Farman F.130

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Farman F.130
RoleLong-range night bomber
National originFrance
Manufacturer Farman
First flight1925

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

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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

Performance

Armament

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 1740

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