Farman HF.30

History

The French Falmain Group entered the aircraft business in 1907 when its founder, Henri Falmain, purchased a Voisin and decided to improve it. In 1909, the company began building its own aircraft using the Falman III series.

The global aircraft industry benefited greatly when the First World War (1914-1918) broke out in the summer of 1914, when all the aircraft needed for combat aviation service came into existence.

By 1916, the war was deadlocked by trenches and artillery fire. The Air France service now needs a more modern two-seat fighter, hence the requirements surrounding this need. In response, Farman built a biplane (uneven span, monoplane arrangement) using construction methods typical of the time - canvas on wood, fixed undercarriage, open-air cockpit, and wire and strut supports. Power comes from a 160-horsepower Canton-Unne X-9 radial-piston water-cooled engine that drives a two-bladed wooden propeller on the nose. Two crew members were seated, with the rear crew manning a flexible 7.7mm Lewis machine gun.

Pilots can use a 7.7mm Vickers up front. The finished design is known as the Farman "HF.30" (also called "F30" or "F30A" in some sources, not to be confused with the earlier Farman "Type 30" two-seat putter design).

Overall dimensions include a length of 23.10 feet, a wingspan of 36 feet, and a height of 9.8 feet. Curb weight is 1,500 lbs and MTOW is 2,425 lbs.

In December 1916, as the war progressed, the prototype flew for the first time. Testing continued until the spring of 1917, but failed to present the Farman design as the winning designproblems were always focused on stability and an awkward center of gravity. Therefore, the engineers "reloaded" the aircraft and transformed it into the "HF.30B".

This time the fighter was powered by a 260-horsepower Salmson 9Za 9-cylinder, water-cooled radial-piston engine, and its wingspan was shortened by almost two meters (and two cradles with parallel struts were arranged). Instead, the hull was lengthened by more than a meter.

The plane's first flight was recorded in July 1917, with a top speed of 133 mph. The plane can stay in the air for about 2.5 hours with an initial climb rate of 895 feet per minute.

However, these changes are not sufficient to address the inherent problems of HF. The 30 designs were tested in the second half of 1917. The design was approached again in 1918, this time by extending the upper wing assembly to 45.10 feet.

The first flight of the "HF.30B-AR 2" took place in 1918, but the project was completely abandoned in the same year as better alternatives proved to be available.

HF has only completed one prototype aircraft. 30 items

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