Friedrichshafen FF.33b
| Friedrichshafen FF.33b | |
|---|---|
| Role | Seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Friedrichshafen |
| Introduction | 1915 |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Number built | 5 [1] or 11 [2][3] |
| Developed from | Friedrichshafen FF.33 |
| Variants | 33, 33e, 33f, 33h, 33j, 33l, 33s |
| Engine | 160hp Maybach Mb.III inline [1][note 1] or 120hp Mercedes D.II[3] or 160hp Mercedes D.III [2] |
| Armament | rear flexible Parabellum |
In the Friedrichshafen FF.33b the position of the observer and the pilot were reversed and the observer was armed with a flexible Parabellum machine gun. The engine was increased from 120hp to 160hp with the installation of the Maybach Mb.III or Mercedes D.III.
For more information, see Wikipedia:Friedrichshafen FF.33.
References
- Notes
- Citations
- 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 73: FF 33E. Great Britain: Albatros Publications, Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-902207-14-9
- 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