Farman F.120
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| F.121 (F.3X) Jabiru | |
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| Type | airliner |
| Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
| Maiden flight | 1923 |
| Introduced | 1923 |
| Primary users | France Denmark |
| Developed from | Farman F-120 Jabiru |
The Farman F.120 and its derivatives were a family of multi-engine airliners and bombers of the 1920s built by the Farman Aviation Works in France.
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[edit] Design and development
The F.3X or F.121 Jabiru (named after a Latin American stork) was a fixed-undercarriage shoulder-wing monoplane powered by four 180-hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ac engines installed in tandem pairs (pusher-puller) under the wings. In spite of being considered one of the ugliest aircraft ever designed, it first flew in 1923 and won a French airliner competition, the 1923 Grand Prix des Avions de Transports, and its 500,000 francs first prize.
[edit] Operational history
The Jabiru was capable of carrying up to 9 passengers, and served on Farman airline's route Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam, but also with Danish Air Lines between Copenhagen and Amsterdam. They served until the late 1920s.
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[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 13.92 m (45 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 19.00 m (62 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 81 m² (871 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,404 kg (7,497 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 5220 kg (11,497 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Hispano-Suiza 8Ac, 244 kw (180 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph)
- Cruise speed: 175 km/h (108 mph)
- Range: 750 km (466 miles)
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