Friedrichshafen FF.60

FF.60
Role	Experimental floatplane
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight	November 1918
Number built	1

The Friedrichshafen FF.60 was a German experimental floatplane produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Contents 1 Development and design 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Development and design

The FF.60 was an experimental large triplane floatplane, powered by four Mercedes D.III engines. Its first flight took place in November 1918, only shortly before the Armistice that ended all further development. Only one was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: Four
• Wingspan: 27.00 m (88 ft 7 in)
• Height: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 235.0 m² (2,528 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,875 kg (10,748 lb)
• Gross weight: 7,342 kg (16,186 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Mercedes D.IIIa, 160 kW (120 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph)

Armament

• 3 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine guns
• 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of bombs

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of seaplanes and flying boats
  

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. pp. 154. 

External links

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