Friedrichshafen FF.59c
| Friedrichshafen FF.59c | |
|---|---|
| Role | Seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Friedrichshafen |
| Introduction | June 1918 [1] |
| Primary user |  Germany
|
| Number built | ≤20 [2] |
| Developed from | Friedrichshafen FF.39 |
| Wingspan | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [3] |
| Engine | 200hp Benz Bz.IV [2] |
| Armament | rear flexible Parabellum |
| Max Speed | 142 km/h (88 mph)[1][3] |
| Climb | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 8:54[1][3] 3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 49:42[1][3] |
| Range | 900 km (560 mi) [3] |
| Endurance | 5:40 [1] |
The Friedrichshafen FF.59c was an attempt to improve upon the reliable Friedrichshafen FF.49c a wider wingspan and with a roomier and shorter fuselage.[4]
Twenty FF.59c seaplanes were ordered before the Armistice, but it is not known whether they saw action. Its fuselage was more compact than its predecessors and it had a larger range. Both receiving and transmitting radio equipment were fitted. [2]
For more information, see Wikipedia:Friedrichshafen FF.33.
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
- 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