Friedrichshafen FF.63

FF.63

A side view of a beached FF.63
Role	Experimental floatplane Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight	13 August 1918
Number built	1

The Friedrichshafen FF.63 was a German experimental floatplane produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.63 was an experimental monoplane floatplane powered by one Benz Bz.IV. Its first flight took place in August 1918, only shortly before the Armistice that ended all further development. Only one was built.

Specifications

Data from ,^[1] Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 32.2 m² (347 sq ft)
Powerplant: 1 × Benz Bz.IV 6-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine, 150 kW (200 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
Time to altitude: 560 m (1,840 ft) in 8 minutes

Armament

Guns: 1 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 machine gun

References

^ "Friedrichshafen FF.63". www.airwar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Kober, Theodor von; Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH (in German) (1. Aufl ed.). Burbach. pp. 157. ISBN 978-3927513600.

Bibliography

Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober [Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober] (in German). Berlin: Burbach. ISBN 3-927513-60-1.
Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.