Farman F.300

Farman Aviation Works · France · first flew 1930 · airliner

The Farman F.300 was a French trimotor monoplane airliner designed and produced by Farman Aviation Works. It carried eight passengers.

Recognition (WEFT)

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Spot it by:

• Strut-braced high-wing trimotor monoplane with a fixed tailskid undercarriage
• One Salmson 9Ab radial in the nose and one in a nacelle on each side
• Oblique streamlined duralumin struts from the lower fuselage to the wing near the lateral nacelles

Look for a high-wing three-engined airliner with one engine in the nose and one in a nacelle on each side, braced by struts.

Specifications

• The Farman F.300 has a length of 13.35 m (44 ft).
• It has a wingspan of 19.12 m (63 ft).
• Its maximum speed is 230 km/h (143 mph).
• Typical crew: 1.

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History

It had a high wing mounted directly on the upper part of the fuselage, with mixed wood, duralumin and fabric construction, and was typically powered by three Salmson 9Ab radial engines. The three propellers were placed close together so that handling was easier after an engine failure, and the aircraft could fly indefinitely on two engines.

Variants

The F.310 was a related version. The F.302 was a single-engine machine built specially to attempt world records, and the F.304 was a special trimotor.

Where you'll see it

Twenty-two were built. Most served in Farman's own airline, whose twelve F.300 aircraft made up half of its fleet in 1931. On 9 March 1931 an F.302 set distance and duration records over a closed circuit, flying 2,678 km in 17 hours.

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