Farman F.430

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F.430
Farman F.430 photo L'Aerophile December 1942.jpg
RoleLight transport monoplane
Manufacturer Farman Aviation Works
First flight 1934
Number built7

The Farman F.430 was a 1930s French light transport designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works. Two variants with different engines were known as the F.431 and F.432.

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Design and development

The F.430 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tail-wheel landing gear. It was powered by two wing-mounted de Havilland Gipsy Major piston engines. The enclosed cockpit and cabin had room for a pilot and five passengers. The prototype F-ANBY appeared in 1934 and the F.431 variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Renault Bengali-Six inverted piston engines was exhibited at the 1934 Paris Salon de l'Aeronautique. A further variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Farman radial engines was designated the F.432.

After the company had been nationalised and became part of SNCAC a variant with a retractable landing gear (designated the Centre 433) was completed, and flown for the first time in December 1938. The F.430 and two F.431s were used by Air Service between Paris and Biarritz.

Variants

F.430
Prototype with 130 hp (97 kW) de Havilland Gipsy Major I inline piston engines, one built.
F.431
Variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Renault 6Pdi inverted piston engines, three built.
F.432
Variant with 180 hp (130 kW) Farman radial engines or Renault 6Q-06 engines, two built and two converted from F.431s.
Centre 433
Retractable landing gear version of the F.431, powered by 220 hp (160 kW) Renault 6Q-06/Renault 6Q-O7 engines (left and right hand rotation), one built.
Farman F.430 of the Spanish Republican Air Force Farman F-430-Spanish Republican Air Force.jpg
Farman F.430 of the Spanish Republican Air Force

Operators

Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain

Specifications (F.431)

Farman F.430 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile August 1934 Farman F.430 3-view L'Aerophile August 1934.jpg
Farman F.430 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile August 1934

Data fromParmentier, Bruno (18 September 2017). "Farman F-431 1935 Transport civil" . Retrieved 7 August 2019.

General characteristics

Performanceat sea level

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