HF.7
Role	Reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Farman
Designer	Henri Farman
First flight	1912

The Farman HF.7 was a reconnaissance aircraft built in France shortly before the First World War.

Specifications

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General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and observer)
• Length: 8.70 m (28 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 12.05 m (39 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 28 m² (300 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 370 kg (816 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden pusher propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
• Wing loading: 20.0 kg/m² (4.1 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 0.08 hp/kg