Friedrichshafen FF.49

Friedrichshafen FF.49 was a German, two-seat, single-engine floatplane designed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen in 1917.

Versions

• FF.49 - Two-seat reconnaissance floatplane, powered by a 150 kW (200 hp) Benz Bz.IV piston engine. 14 built.
• FF.49B - Two-seat bomber floatplane. 25 built.
• FF.49C - Two-seat reconnaissance floatplane.

Operators

 Denmark

Royal Danish Air Force

 Finland

Finnish Air Force (four FF.49C, one FF.49B; in use 1918-1923)

 German Empire

Kaiserliche Marine

 Norway

(four FF.49C, by A/S Aero)

 Poland

Polish Air Force (Postwar)

 Sweden

Swedish Navy (Postwar), (two FF.49C, in use from 1919–1924)

Specifications (FF.49)

Data from Thulinista Hornetiin

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 11.60 m (38 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 17.15 m (56 ft 3 in)
• Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 71.16 m² (765.7 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,485 kg (2,970 lb)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,135 kg (4,697 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder, water-cooled inline engine, 152-164 kW (200-220 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (76 kn, 86 mph)
• Cruise speed: 115 km/h (62 kn, 70 mph)
• Endurance: 5 h 40 min

Armament

• 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun
• 4 × 12.7 kg (28 lb) bombs

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of aircraft of the Finnish Air Force
• List of seaplanes and flying boats
  

Sources

• Timo Heinonen (1992). Thulinista Hornetiin - 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita. Tikkakoski: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo. ISBN 9519568824.