| F.121 (F.3X) Jabiru | |
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| Role | airliner |
| Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
| First flight | 1923 |
| Introduction | 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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The F.3X or F.121 Jabiru, named after a Latin American stork, was a fixed-undercarriage sesquiplane powered by four 180-hp Hispano-Suiza 8Ac engines installed in tandem pairs (pusher-puller) on the lower (stub) 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.
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.
General characteristics
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