Farman F.130

Farman F.130
Role	Long-range night bomber
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman
First flight	1925

The Farman F.130 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a long-range day bomber.^[1]

Development

The F.130 was a single-engined biplane design in the BN.3 category based on the larger twin-engined F.60 Goliath.^[1] The F.130 had a conventional tailskid landing gear and three open tandem cockpits. It was powered by a nose-mounted 447 kW (600 hp) Farman 18 Wd W-18 piston engine.^[1]

Following a series of test flights it was underpowered with only one engine and it failed to arouse any interest from either domestic or export customers and was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants

F.130 BN.3: Three seater night bomber, one built.
F.130T: The almost identical transport variant of the F.130 bomber. one built.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Wingspan: 25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 150 m² (1614.64 ft²)
Empty weight: 3230 kg (7121 lb)
Gross weight: 5570 kg (12,280 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Farman 18 Wd W-18 water-cooled piston engine, 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph)
Service ceiling: 5200 m (17,060 ft)

Armament

4 × 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns
up to 700kg (1543lb) bombs

References

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Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Orbis 1985, p. 1740

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

Aircraft produced by Henri Farman, Maurice Farman, and Farman Aviation Works

Henri Farman	HF.6 HF.7 HF.10 HF.14 HF.16 HF.19 HF.20 HF.21 HF.22 HF.23 HF.24 HF.26 HF.27 HF.30 HF.206

Maurice Farman	MF.6 MF.7 MF.8 MF.9 MF.11 MF.16

Freres Farman/ Farman Aviation Works	I II III A.2 B.2 BN.4 F.3X F.4X F.21 F.30 F.31 F.40 F.41 F.50 (Landplane) F.50 (Flying Boat) F.51 F.56 F.60 F.60 Goliath F.63 Goliath FF.65 Sport Moustique F.70 F.73 F.80 F.110 F.120 F.130 F.140 F.150 F.160 F.162 F.166 F.167 F.168 F.169 F.170 F.180 F.190 F.200 F.209 F.211 F.220 F.230 F.250 F.270 F.280 F.290 F.300 F.310 F.350 F.360 F.370 F.380 F.390 F.400 F.410 F.420 F.430 F.450 F.455 F.460 F.470 F.480 F.500 F.510 F.520 F.1000 F.1010 F.1020

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