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