__NOTOC__ The Farman F.380 was a French single-seat racing

monoplane A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes. A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...

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 Farman, Richard, Henri Farman, Henri, and Maurice Farman. They designed and constructed aircraft and engines from 1908 until 19 ...

for air racing.

Development

The F.380 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1933. It was similar but smaller than the contemporary F.370 and was powered by a 155 hp (116 kW) Renault Bengali inverted inline piston engine. Like the F.370 it had streamlined features, including a shallow fin faired into the open cockpit headrest, but unlike the F.370 the F.380's single main wheel could be retracted and extended manually. It was entered into the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race but the landing gear collapsed at the start of the race. Despite this setback, before the race it had broken the class world speed record at 303.387 km/h over a 200 km course.

Specifications (F.380)

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