Farman Aviation Works

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Farman Aviation Works was an aeronautic enterprise founded and run by the brothers Henry and Maurice Farman. They designed and constructed aircraft from 1908 until 1936; during the French nationalization and rationalization of its aerospace industry, Farman's assets were assigned to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Centre (SNCAC).

In 1941 the Farman brothers reestablished the firm as the "Société Anonyme des Usines Farman" (SAUF), but only three years later, it was absorbed by Sud-Ouest. Maurice's son, Marcel Farman, reestablished the SAUF in 1952, but his effort proved unsuccessful and the firm was dissolved in 1956.

The Farman brothers built more than 200 types of aircraft between 1908 and 1941.

[edit] List of Aeroplanes

• Farman III (1909)
• Farman MF.7 Longhorn (1913)
• Farman MF.11 Shorthorn (1913)
• Farman F.50 - biplane bomber (1918)
• Farman F.50 - flying boat (1920s)
• Farman F.51 - maritime reconnaissance flying boat (1922)
• Farman F.60 Torp - torpedo carrying floatplane version (1920s)
• Farman F.60 Goliath bomber/airliner (1919)
• Farman F.70 - single engined 6-passsenger transport (1920)
• Farman F.121 Jabiru - 4-engined airliner (1923)
• Farman F.166 - torpedo bomber floatplane (1928)
• Farman F.167 - torpedo bomber floatplane (1928)
• Farman F.168 - torpedo bomber floatplane (1928)
• Farman F.170 Jabiru - single-engined airliner (1925)
• Farman F.222 - 2-engined high-wing heavy bomber (1932)
• Farman F.223 - 2-engined high-wing heavy bomber (1937)
• Farman F.271 - bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane version (1934)
• Farman F 402 - high-wing 3-seater utility aircraft (1933)
• Farman NC.470 - six-seat trainer and coastal reconnaissance floatplane (1938)
• Farman NC.471 - six-seat trainer and coastal reconnaissance floatplane (1938)

[edit] See also

• Henry Farman

[edit] External links

• A brief introduction about Farman, and links to most of their work