• Source: Farman HF.16

The Farman HF.16 was a reconnaissance aircraft built in France shortly before the First World War. Aircraft of this type were also produced under license in the Russian Empire and served with the Imperial Russian Air Service during World War One.




Operators


Belgium
Aviation Militaire Belge/Belgische militaire luchtvaart - received four HF.16s in 1912
Russia
Imperial Russian Air Service




Specifications (HF.16)


Data from General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 8.10 m (26 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 13.75 m (45 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 35 m2 (380 sq ft)
Empty weight: 250 kg (551 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 660 kg (1,455 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Delta 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden pusher propeller
Performance

Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph, 57 kn)




References



Wauthy, Jean-Luc; De Neve, Florimond (March 1995). "Les aéronefs de la Force Aérienne belge: Première partie: 1909–1918". Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 304. pp. 56–61.




Further reading


Davilla, James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090.
Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. Vol. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471.
Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. p. 122. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.

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