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FARMAN F190
Technical
Specifications
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Type
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Civil
transport three-engined aircraft with high wings and fixed
landing gear
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Date first flight
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July
1928
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Wingspan
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14,38 m
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Lenght
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10,40
m
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Height
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2,50 m
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Wing Area
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40,20 m2
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Empty Weight
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925 Kg
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Max. Takeoff Weight
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1678 Kg
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Cruising Speed
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165 km/h.
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Maximum Speed
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200 km/h
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Climbing Speed
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2000m in 17m 48s
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Service ceilling
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5150 m
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Range
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850 kms
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Crew
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1
Pilot
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Motorization
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1 Engine
Gnôme Rhône 5B of 230 Hp
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Armament
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4 Passengers
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Farman F190s and derivatives have been built since the date of the
first flight in July 1928. Only the two main versions: F190 and
F192 are listed in the list below. Many F190s have been remotorized
and transformed into F192
To
date, of the
85 F190 and F192 aircrafts
manufactured,
85 are
listed in the list below
:
Faced with the success in
the United States of four-seater of tourism mono-engines, several
French aeronautical companies, including Farman, are embarking on
this path.
Farman therefore offers the
F190, a simple construction device made of wood with a high rectangular
wing and fixed landing gear. It is powered by a robust and reliable
Gnome & Rhone 5 Ba of 230ch driving a two-bladed propeller.
The four passengers and the crew accessed the aircraft through two
doors on the right side.
The aircraft made its first
flights in September 1928 and the first tests will lead to some
modifications, including the rectangular wing which is equipped
with trapezoidal salmon. The first prototype registered F-AIVP is
followed by the F-AIXL, proposed in sanitary transport version able
to carry two recumbent wounded.
The aircraft has enjoyed
some commercial success thanks to its robustness and it has been
used in particular by airlines such as Air Union, Air Orient or
Air France. The aircraft made many raids in Africa, Asia or Middle
East, and knew many derivatives mainly by change of the motorization
When the war was declared
in 1939, many F190 Farmans and derivatives were requisitioned by
the Air Force and used as a liaison aircraft. Few of them survived
the conflict, but one can still see today a copy preserved at the
Museum of Air and Space at Bourget, Paris: F190 No. 35 and registered
F-AJJB
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Farman F190s and derivatives have been built since the date of the
first flight in July 1928. Only the versions that have been made
to at least one copy are listed below..
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Versions
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Qty
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Descriptive
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| Farman
F190 |
57
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Main
version of the series motorized by Gnome Rhône 5B 230ch
which made its first flight in July 1938 |
| Farman
F190/1 |
1
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Built
on a private initiative by Henri Potez: the F190 / 1 receives
a 2nd engine above the wing. It was tried in flight late 1932,
but remained without result. |
| Farman
F191 |
1
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Version
ordered by Portugal and powered by a Gnome-Rhône 5kc Titan
IV 240hp. Equipped with a tank at the front, behind the engine
bulkhead, the windshield was removed and replaced by a periscope
and the addition of two additional windows on the blanks of
the aircraft. The raid for which it was planned never took place,
but militarized, it remained in service in Portugal for topographic
surveys |
| Farman
F192 |
28
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With
the F190, it is the 2nd most produced version. It is motorized
by a Salmson 9Ab of 230ch driving a two-blade metal propeller.
He made his first flight at the end of 1930. |
| Farman
F192/1 |
2
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F192
equipped with a more powerful engine: the Salmson 9Aba of 280ch.
One of the two copies built is a modified basic F192. |
| Farman
F193 |
8
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Version
powered by a farman 9Ea reduced by 250ch; Among the eight examples
identified, some of them come from other versions modified to
standard F193 |
| Farman
F193/1 |
1
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Modified
version based on F193 # 1 modified to accommodate an F392 fuselage
associated with a Farman 9Ebr engine resulting in a quadripal
propeller. This will be Maurice Farman's personal plane |
| Farman
F194 |
4
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Version
powered by a Hispano-suiza 6Mb of 250ch online. This model is
produced from 1929. |
| Farman
F195 |
6
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This
three-seater reconnaissance version, originally planned with
a Farman 9Eb engine of 250, it will finally adopt a 230B Salmon
9AB, less powerful, but more economical. This aircraft was bought
by Venezuela in six copies to equip its air forces. |
| Farman
F196 |
1
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Colonial
version of metal construction and motorized by a Gnome-Rhône
7kb 300ch. presented to the technical services at the end of
1932. after these tests, he went back to the factory for modifications,
and resumed his tests in November 1933, but the abandonment
of the colonial program would put an end to its development. |
| Farman
F197 |
9
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Version
powered by a Lorraine 7Mb of 240ch driving a metal propeller.
The aircraft had an additional tank installed in the wing. Of
the 9 copies, some are from other versions and modified to adopt
the standard F197 |
| Farman
F198 |
2
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Version
powered by a Renault 9A radial engine of 250hp. Both copies
are produced in 1930 |
| Farman
F199 |
6
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Motorized
version by a Lorraine Algol of 300ch. Destined for "Colonial
Tourism", and produced in 1930, it is recognizable by the
adoption of square windows instead of traditional portholes. |
Bibliography
1 ) _ Editions
Larivière - Collection "Docavia"
No21
- Les Avions Farman de J. Liron
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2 )_ Editions LELA PRESSE
; Revue "Avions" No181
- Le Farman 190 : explorateur des colonies
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