__NOTOC__ The Farman F.150 was a 1920s

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twin-engined biplane designed by

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as a day bomber.

Development

The F.150 was a twin-engined unequal-span biplane to the B.3 specification, which could be fitted with fixed landing gear or floats. Although the design was an improvement on the earlier

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, it did not increase in performance, and it was not ordered into production.

Variants

;F.150:The original B.3 version powered by 2x

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9-cylinder radial piston engines, of which only one was built. ;F.150bis: a smaller version powered by 2x

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V-12 piston engines, of which only two were built. ;F.150 Marin:( Marine) Floatplane bomber for

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Specifications (F.150)

Notes

Bibliography

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