__NOTOC__ The Farman F.370 was a French single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by the

Farman Aviation Works Farman Aviation Works (french: Avions Farman) was a French aircraft company founded and run by the brothers Richard, Henri, and Maurice Farman. They designed and constructed aircraft and engines from 1908 until 1936; during the French nationa ...

for air racing.

Development

The F.370 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew on the 22 April 1933. Powered by a Farman 8 Vee-piston engine it had streamlined features, including a shallow fin faired into the open cockpit headrest and fixed main monowheel landing gear faired into the engine and oil radiators of the engine. It was entered into the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race in which it averaged over 300 km/h (187 mph), on the fifth circuit the engine overheated and the F.370 withdrew from the race.

Specifications (F.370)

References

Notes

Bibliography

* * {{Farman aircraft 1930s French sport aircraft F.370 Single-engined tractor aircraft Low-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1933