Farman H.F.20
| Farman H.F.20 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Farman |
| Designer | Henri Farman |
| First flight | 1913 |
| Primary users |  France Russia Belgium U.K. (RFC/RAF) U.K. (RNAS) Japan
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| Number built | ?, 200 in Russia [1] |
| Variants | HF.21, HF.22, HF.23, HF.27 |
| Wingspan | 13.7 m (44 ft 10 in) [2][3] |
| Engine | 80hp Gnome 7A rotary |
| Armament | (sometimes) 1 forward, flexible MG |
| Crew | 2 |
| Max Speed | 95 km/h (59 mph)[4]-105 km/h (65 mph)[2][3][note 1] |
| Climb | 910 m (3,000 ft) in 18:50[2] 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 20:00 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 55:00[4][note 2] |
| Ceiling | 2,500 m (8,200 ft)[4] - 2,750 m (9,020 ft)[3] |
| Range | 315 km (200 mi)[5][4][2] |
| Endurance | 3:00 [5] to 3:20[3] to 3:30 [4] |
The Henri Farman H.F.20 was used for reconnaissance and army cooperation duties from the start of the war. In France, six escadrilles were equipped with the HF.20 and they flew until early to late 1915 when they were replaced variously with the more robust M.F.7, M.F.11, and Caudron G.3. The HF.20 also formed four Belgian escadrilles. It was most widely used in Russia, where the HF.20 served both for reconnaissance well into 1916 (and long afterward for training). Japan built eight-four between 1916 and 1920.[6] When the war started, four of the 23 French escadrilles were H.F.20 units.[7]
About three hundred were built in Russia. Dux produced many Farman XXs. [1] The V.V. Slyusarenko Aviation Company of Petrograd produced fifteen Farman HF.20bis.[8]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Farman HF.20.
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| Availability | Maneuver | Damage | Dmg Points | Max Alt. | Climb |
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| 14Q4-17Q4 | XC | B or - | 10 | 6 | 8 |
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References
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- 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.
- Alan Durkota, Thomas Darcey, and Victor Kulikov. The Imperial Russian Air Service. Flying Machines Press, 1995. ISBN 0-9637110-2-4
- Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
- W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
- Ian Philpott, The Birth of the Royal Air Force. Great Britain: Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78159-333-2