Farman F.180

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The Farman F.180 Oiseau Bleu (en: Bluebird) was a 1920s French biplane airliner.
The F.180 was designed to fly non-stop between Paris and New York, but when the
crossing attempt was cancelled three aircraft were built as luxury transports to
operate from Paris to nearby European capital cities for the company's own
airline.

The F.180 had an advanced (for the 1920s) oval-section fuselage with
unequal-span, two-bay wings. It had an enclosed cockpit for two crew and a
luxury main cabin for 24 passengers. The aircraft was powered by two Farman
piston engines mounted in push-pull configuration in tandem beneath the upper
wing centre section, which was supported above the fuselage on two pairs of
struts. One design flaw was the landing gear which had a very narrow track main
gear wheels which for a heavy aircraft produced a rough ride on grass airfields.


Role
Biplane airliner

National origin
France

Manufacturer
Farman

First flight
November 1927

Introduction
1928

Primary user
Farman Line

Number built
3

The F.180 flew for the first time in November 1927. The first aircraft was
delivered in 1928 followed shortly by two others which all remained in service
for a number of years.

Specifications (F.180)

General characteristics
Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
Capacity: 24 passengers
Length: 18 m (59 ft 0½ in)
Wingspan: 26 m (85 ft 3½ in)
Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0¼ in)
Wing area: 172 m2 (1851.45 ft2)
Empty weight: 4500 kg (9921 lb)
Gross weight: 8000 kg (17,637 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Farman 12 We W-12 water-cooled piston engines, 373 kW (500 hp)
each

Performance
Maximum speed: 190 km/h (118 mph)
Range: 1000 km (621 miles)
Service ceiling: 4000 m (13,125 ft)




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