Farman F.250
Avions Farman · France · first flew 1931 · airliner
The Farman F.250 was a small four-passenger, single-engined, low-wing airliner built in France in 1931. Only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | low cantilever wing on a flat-sided fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- low cantilever wing on a flat-sided fuselage
- pilot's open cockpit aft of the cabin in a streamlined fairing on top of the fuselage
- uncowled radial engine standing away from the fuselage skin
The passenger cabin sits over the wing with three square windows, and the fin has a straight, swept leading edge and a squared-off top. The tailplane is mounted on top of the fuselage, with a deep rudder moving in a cut-out between the elevators.
Specifications
- The Farman F.250 has a length of 10.5 m (34 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.11 m (40 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 245 km/h (152 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Nicknamed Gros 230, it looked rather like Farman's small F.230 trainer but had a span about a third bigger and weighed some 2.5 times more. It was built of wood and powered by a 380 hp Gnome-Rhone 9Aa radial, a licence-built Bristol Jupiter.
Variants
Only one example was built.
Where you'll see it
It first flew in 1931 and was taken to Villacoublay for official tests in September, and homologated in January 1932. It became part of the STGA fleet but flew only 31 hours and made no commercial flights because of a lack of stability, passing to Air France in 1933.
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