The Farman F.190 was a utility aircraft built in France in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration with a fully enclosed cabin and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. Popular both as a private aircraft and in the air taxi role, some 30 examples were also operated by airlines in France and elsewhere in Europe. Fifteen of these joined

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's fleet in 1933 from the fleets of the smaller airlines it had absorbed. A dedicated air ambulance version was built as the F.197S (for "Sanitaire") with provision for two litters and an attendant. In 1932, a version with a slightly enlarged cabin, revised tail fin, and four-blade propeller entered production as the Farman F.390.

Variants

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engine, 57 built. ;F.191:Powered by a Gnome et Rhône 5Bc for long distance flying, one built for a customer in

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engine, 22 built. ;F.192/1:version with a Salmson 9Aba engine, 2 built. ;F.193:version with a Farman 9Ea engine, 22 built. ;F.193/1:version with a Farman 9Ebr engine, one built. ;F.194:version with a

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b engine, 4 built. ;F.195:version with a

engine, 6 built for Venezuela. ;F.196:version with a Gnome & Rhône 7Kb engine, one built. ;F.197:version with a Lorraine 7Me Mizar engine, 9 built. ;F.197S:air ambulance version of F.197 ;F.198:version with a Renault 9Pa engine, 2 built. ;F.199:version with a Lorraine 9Na Algol engine, 6 built. ;F.390:version with a

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engine, 6 built. ;F.391:version with a Farman 9Ecr engine, 4 built. ;F.392:version with a

engine, 4 built. ;F.393:version with a Farman 9Ecr engine, 11 built.

Operators

Civil operators

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Military operators

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Specifications (F.190)

References

Bibliography

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