Friedrichshafen

Flugzeubau Friedrichshafen GmbH Manzell. built both twin-engine bombers and a long series of seaplanes. It was founded in 1912 by an associate of von Zeppelin, Theodor Kober, and it focused at first on seaplane development. Later, in 1915, twin-engine bombers were added, and they shared the reputation for toughness that the seaplanes had established. ^[1]

Production aircraft from the Great War or shortly thereafter include:

Seaplanes
- Friedrichshafen FF.29 and 29A
- Friedrichshafen FF.33 ^{[note 1]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.35 ^{[note 2]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.39
- Friedrichshafen FF.40 ^{[note 3]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.41
- Friedrichshafen FF.43 ^{[note 4]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.49
  - Friedrichshafen FF.49b
  - Friedrichshafen FF.49c
- Friedrichshafen FF.53 ^{[note 5]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.59c
- Friedrichshafen FF.60 ^{[note 6]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.63 ^{[note 7]}
- Friedrichshafen FF.64 ^{[note 8]}
Twin-Engine Bombers
- Friedrichshafen G.I
- Friedrichshafen G.II
- Friedrichshafen G.III
  - Friedrichshafen G.IIIa
  - Friedrichshafen G.IIIb ^{[note 9]}
- Friedrichshafen G.IV
  - Friedrichshafen G.IVa
  - Friedrichshafen G.IVb
- Friedrichshafen G.V

References

Notes

↑ In all, 491 FF.33s of all forms were built.^[2]
↑ The FF.35 was a prototype twin-engine torpedo bomber that did not go into production.^[3]
↑ The FF.40 was a prototype twin-engine tractor that did not go into production.^[4]
↑ The FF.43 was a prototype single-seat seaplane fighter, but it was not put into production.^[5]
↑ The FF.53 was a torpedo-carrier based on the FF.35 with the 260hp Mercedes engine. Three numbers were allocated but little else is known.^[4]
↑ The FF.60 was a giant seaplane with a 33 m (108 ft) wingspan. Two were ordered and one completed, but it is presumed to have crashed.^[4]
↑ The FF.63 was a small prototype floatplane.^[4]
↑ The FF.64 was a foldable floatplane to aid commerce raiding. Three were ordered and one completed, but it was late in 1918. ^[4]
↑ The G.IIIb was a G.IIIa with a tunnel to allow crew interchange. It is not known how many were built.^[6]

Citations

↑ Grosz'97, p.1.
↑ Nowarra, p.38.
↑ Nowarra, p.40.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Nowarra, p.71.
↑ Nowarra, p.42.
↑ Herris'14, pp.79-89.

Bibliography

Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
P.M. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 65: Fdh G.III~IIIa. Great Britain: Albatros Publications Ltd., 1997. ISBN 0-948414-97-9
W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
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

[3] In all, 491 FF.33s of all forms were built.^[2]

[5] The FF.35 was a prototype twin-engine torpedo bomber that did not go into production.^[3]

[7] The FF.40 was a prototype twin-engine tractor that did not go into production.^[4]

[9] The FF.43 was a prototype single-seat seaplane fighter, but it was not put into production.^[5]

[10] The FF.53 was a torpedo-carrier based on the FF.35 with the 260hp Mercedes engine. Three numbers were allocated but little else is known.^[4]

[11] The FF.60 was a giant seaplane with a 33 m (108 ft) wingspan. Two were ordered and one completed, but it is presumed to have crashed.^[4]

[12] The FF.63 was a small prototype floatplane.^[4]

[13] The FF.64 was a foldable floatplane to aid commerce raiding. Three were ordered and one completed, but it was late in 1918. ^[4]

[15] The G.IIIb was a G.IIIa with a tunnel to allow crew interchange. It is not known how many were built.^[6]

[1] Grosz'97, p.1.

[Nowarra38-2] Nowarra, p.38.

[Nowarra40-4] Nowarra, p.40.

[Nowarra71-6] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Nowarra, p.71.

[Nowarra42-8] Nowarra, p.42.

[Herris14-79-89-14] Herris'14, pp.79-89.

[1]

[note 1]

[note 2]

[note 3]

[note 4]

[note 5]

[note 6]

[note 7]

[note 8]

[note 9]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]