The Farman F.150 was a 1920s French twin-engined biplane designed by Farman as a day bomber.^[1]

Development

The F.150 was a twin-engined unequal-span biplane to the B.3 specification, which could be fitted with fixed landing gear or floats.^[1] Although the design was an improvement on the earlier Goliath, it did not increase in performance, and it was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants

F.150

The original B.3 version powered by 2x 280 kW (380 hp) Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cylinder radial piston engines, of which only one was built.^[2]

F.150bis

a smaller version powered by 2x 300 kW (400 hp) Lorraine 12Db V-12 piston engines, of which only two were built.^[3]

F.150 Marin

((in English) Marine) Floatplane bomber for Aeronavale.^[1]

Specifications (F.150)

Data from Aviafrance F.150^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 13.46 m (44 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 20.3 m (66 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,970 kg (6,548 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,270 kg (11,618 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Gnome et Rhône 9Aa 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 280 kW (380 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
• Service ceiling: 4,400 m (14,400 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns
• Bombs: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of bombs or a torpedo