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Friday 13 September 2013

Swedish Friedrichshafen FF 49 c reconnaissance floatplane 1919-1924


This two-seat reconnaissance floatplane was one of the three versions of the by the German firm Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen designed two-seat floatplane fitted out with one engine. These planes of which totally 240 were built, were used by the Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish navies. Their length was 11,60 metres or 38’0”, the wingspan 17,17 metres or 56’3” and with a wing area of 71,16 square metres or 765.7’square feet and further more a weight of 1.485 kg. Speed 115 (cruising)-140 (maximum kilometres. Armed with 1-7,92mm machinegun.