F.B.A. Type C
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F.B.A. Type C | |
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Role | Flying Boat |
Manufacturer | F.B.A. |
First flight | 1915 |
Introduction | 1916 |
Primary users | France Italy Russia |
Developed from | F.B.A. Type B |
Wingspan | 13.7 m (45 ft)[1][2] |
Engine | 130hp Clerget 9B rotary |
Armament | front flexible MG and 2×11kg bombs |
Crew | 2 |
Max Speed | 110 km/h (68 mph)[3][4][1][2] |
Climb | 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 20:00[1]-25:00[3] |
Ceiling | ~3,500 m (11,500 ft)[4][2] |
Range | 300 km (190 mi)[4][2] to 320 km (200 mi)[3] |
Endurance | 2:45 [3] |
The F.B.A. Type C was basically a Type B with an improved 130hp Clerget engine. The type saw extensive use for anti-submarine patrol and served until it was replaced in Aviation Maritime by the improved F.B.A. Type H. Italy produced the Type C under license and Russia purchased thirty and built another thirty-four at Lebedev. [3]
For more information, see Wikipedia:FBA Type A.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
- Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
- Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711
- Heinz J. Nowarra, Bruce Robertson, and Peter G. Cooksley. Marine Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Letchworth, Herts, England: Harleyford Publications Limited, 1966. ISBN 0900435070