Friedrichshafen FF.33
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| FF.33 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Friedrichshafen Flugzeugbau |
| Maiden flight | 1914 |
| Primary user | German Air Force |
| Number built | FF.33E: 180 FF.33L: 135 |
Friedrichshafen FF.33 was a German single-engined amphibious reconnaissance biplane designed by Friedrichshafen Flugzeugbau in 1914.
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[edit] Versions
- FF.33A - basic version
- FF.33E - reconnaissance version, about 180 built
- FF.33H
- FF.33J
- FF.33L - a smaller and lighter version, about 135 built
- FF.33S - trainer version
[edit] Operators
Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland: Finnish Air Force purchased two FF.33Es from Germany in February 1918. The first one arrived on April 20, 1918 to Vaasa and the other one in the summer of 1918. The aircraft wore the German designation numbers 1999 and 1998, which were changed into the FAF designation numbers F16 and F24 (later S58/18 and S73/18). Another FF.33E was purchased from the Germans in Estonia on November 26, 1918. The type was in FAF service between 1918-1923.
Germany: Luftstreitkräfte
Netherlands
Poland (post-war)
Sweden
[edit] Specifications (FF.33E)
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.22 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 16.60 m (ft in)
- Height: 3.75 m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,550 kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Benz III inline, kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 110 km/h (knots, mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi, 4-5 h)
- Service ceiling: m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament
[edit] Sources
- Friedrichshafen FF.33s history
- Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 9519568824.
