Farman F.211

Farman F.211
Role	Four-seat day/night bomber
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
First flight	1932

The Farman F.211 was a French four-seat day or night bomber designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works for the French Air Force.

Development

Designed as a day/night bomber the F.211 was similar but smaller than the F.220. The F.211 was a high-wing braced monoplane with engines mounted on stub-wings with each stub wing having a pair of Gnome-Rhône Titan 7Kcrs radial engines, one tractor and one pusher. The type did not enter production.

Variants

F.211

Four-seat day or night bomber with four 300hp (224kW) Gnome-Rhône Titan 7Kcrs radial engines.

F.212

Improved design with more powerful 350hp (261kW) Gnome-Rhône 7Kds radial engines, an increased bomb load of 1400kg (3086lb) and other detail changes.

F.215

Proposed airliner version with two crew and 12 passengers, not built.

Specifications (F.211)

Data from Orbis

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Length: 15.90 m (52 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 23.00 m (75 ft 6 in)
• Height: 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 109 m² (1,170 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 5,050 kg (11,133 lb) equipped
• Max takeoff weight: 7,400 kg (16,314 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Gnome-Rhône Titan 7Kcrs 7-cylinder radial piston engine, 220 kW (300 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 220 km/h (137 mph; 119 kn)
• Range: 1,000 km (621 mi; 540 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,404 ft)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × twin 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-gun in nose and dorsal position and one single 7.7mm (0.303in) machine-gun in ventral position.
• Bombs: up to 1050kg (2315lb)

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