Friedrichshafen FF.35

The Friedrichshafen FF.35 was a seaplane torpedo bomber built in Germany during World War I. Similar in general design to the Friedrichshafen G.I, it was a conventional four-bay biplane with unstaggered, unequal-span wings. The horizontal stabiliser was mounted halfway up the tail fin, and the undercarriage consisted of two widely spaced pontoons. The sole FF.35 was delivered to the German Navy for testing in May 1916 and was given the serial number 300. Although no further examples were built, the FF.35 formed the basis for the successful FF.41.

FF.35
Role Seaplane torpedo-bomber
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight 1916
Primary user Imperial German Navy
Number built 2

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
  • Upper wingspan: 23.74 m (77 ft 11 in)
  • Lower wingspan: 21.02 m (69 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 100 m2 (1,100 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,292 kg (5,053 lb)
  • Gross weight: 3,543 kg (7,811 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.III 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engines, 120 kW (160 hp) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed pusher propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 114 km/h (71 mph, 62 kn)
  • Range: 770 km (480 mi, 420 nmi)

Armament

  • Guns: 1 or 2 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine-guns
  • Bombs: 1 ×726 kg (1,601 lb) torpedo

References
  1. Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 119-120. ISBN 978-3927513600.

Further reading
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 526.
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