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The Farman F.230 and its derivatives were a family of light touring aircraft built in France in the 1930s. They were low-wing cantilever monoplanes of conventional configuration, with fixed tailskid undercarriage and two open cockpits in tandem. The thick-section wing used on these designs was a distinguishing feature.
A Farman F.231 was featured in the ''
During the course of the 1930s decade, aircraft of this family held various world records in their class for speed, altitude, duration, and distance; the F.356 model alone held no fewer than 18 such records.
Typical of these exploits was Marcel Lalouette and Jean de Permangle's long-distance flight on 12 January 1931, where they flew an F.231 from
* F.236 - version with
* F.350 - version with
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Operational history
During the course of the 1930s decade, aircraft of this family held various world records in their class for speed, altitude, duration, and distance; the F.356 model alone held no fewer than 18 such records.
Typical of these exploits was Marcel Lalouette and Jean de Permangle's long-distance flight on 12 January 1931, where they flew an F.231 from Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
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, France, to Villa Cisneros
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during which they covered 2,700 km (1,690 mi) in 22 hours and set a new distance record. In another feat, Jean Réginensi and André Bailly set three world airspeed records in October 1933 (over 100 km, 500 km, and 1,000 km) flying a F.239.
Variants
F.230
* F.230 - initial version withSalmson 9Ad
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, developed ...
engine (11 built)
** F.230''bis'' - conversion of F.230 (1 converted)
* F.231 - version with Renault 4Pb
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine (47 built)
** F.231''bis'' - seaplane version of F.231 (1 converted)
* F.232 - version with Michel IV-AT3
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* MĂchel (footballer, born 1963), ...
engine (4 built)
* F.233 - version with de Havilland Gipsy
The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre (300 ...
I engine (1 built)
* F.234 - version with Salmson 7Ac
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, develope ...
engine (16 built)
* F.235 - version with Hispano-Suiza 6Pa
Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...
engine (1 built)
* F.236 - version with Salmson 9Ad
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, developed ...
engine (4 built)
* F.237 - similar to the F.235, but powered by a 100-hp (75-kW) Renault engine.
* F.238 - version with de Havilland Gipsy III
The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre (300 ...
engine (1 built)
* F.239 - version with Pobjoy R
The Pobjoy R is a British seven-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine designed and built by Pobjoy Airmotors. Introduced in 1926, it was a popular engine for ultralight and small aircraft in the 1930s. A notable feature of the Pobjoy R was ...
engine (1 built)
F.350
* F.350 - version with Renault 4Pb
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine (2 built, plus 4 converted from F.231)
* F.351 - version with Renault 4Pb
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine and enclosed cabin (1 built, plus 1 converted from F.231)
* F.352 - version with Salmson 7Ac
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, develope ...
engine (1 built, plus 1 converted from F.234)
** F.352H - seaplane version of F.352 (1 built, plus 1 converted from F.234)
* F.353 - version with de Havilland Gipsy III
The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre (300 ...
engine (1 built)
* F.354 - version with de Havilland Gipsy I
The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre (300 ...
engine (1 built)
* F.355 - version with Renault 4Pdi
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine (1 built)
* F.356 - version with Renault 4Pc
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine (1 built)
* F.357 - version with Renault 4Pdi
The Renault 4P, also called the Renault Bengali Junior, was a series of air-cooled 4-cylinder inverted inline aero engines designed and built in France from 1927, which produced from to .
Design and development
Charles Lindbergh's Atlantic Ocea ...
engine (1 built)
* F.358 - version with Hispano-Suiza 6Pa
Hispano-Suiza () is a Spanish automotive–engineering company. It was founded in 1904 by Marc Birkigt and Damian Mateu as an automobile manufacturer and eventually had several factories in Spain and France that produced luxury cars, aircraft en ...
engine (1 built)
* F.359 - version with de Havilland Gipsy III
The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled four-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland DH.60 Moth light biplane. Initially developed as an upright 5 litre (300 ...
engine (1 built)
F.360
* F.360 - version withSalmson 9Ad
Between 1920 and 1951 the Société des Moteurs Salmson in France developed and built a series of widely used air-cooled aircraft engines.Gunston 1986, p. 158.
Design and development
After their successful water-cooled radial engines, developed ...
engine (1 built)
* F.361 - version with Salmson 9Adr
The Salmson 9 AD was a family of air-cooled nine cylinder radial aero-engines produced in the 1930s in France by the Société des Moteurs Salmson.
Design and development
The 9 AD followed Salmson practice after the First World War, of being ai ...
engine (2 converted from F.236)
Operators
; *Spanish Republican Air Force
The Spanish Republican Air Force was the air arm of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic, the legally established government of Spain between 1931 and 1939.
Initially divided into two branches: Military Aeronautics ('' Aeronáutica M ...
F.350
Specifications (F.231)
See also
References
Bibliography
* * * * *External links
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