Friedrichshafen FF.43

The Friedrichshafen FF.43 was a German single-seat floatplane fighter of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

Designed for defence of the floatplane bases, the FF.43 was a biplane powered by a Mercedes D.III inline piston engine driving a tractor propeller. It was armed with two 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 forward-firing machine guns. Only one aircraft was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 9.92 m (32 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 31.0 m² (334 ft²)
• Empty weight: 798 kg (1,759 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,078 kg (2,377 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mercedes D.III, 160 kW (120 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 163 km/h (102 mph)
• Range: 400 km (249 miles)
• Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.8 m/s (551 ft/min)

Armament

• 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns

See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Friedrichshafen aircraft.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. p. 136.