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- 1. French Aircraft of the First World War Q58350: American official photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The Farman F.40 was a French pusher biplane reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft was also used as light bomber aircraft in the early part of World War I and later it was used as a trainer.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 17.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Wingspan of 17.6 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- introduced
- 1915
- retired
- 1922
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- role
- reconnaissance/observation biplane
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Farman Aviation Works
- engines
- 1× Renault 130 hp
- crew
- 2
- length
- 9.3 m
- wingspan
- 17.6 m
- height
- 3.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,120 kg
- top speed
- 135 km/h
- range
- 420 km
- ceiling
- 4,050 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1396800, Wikipedia: Farman F.40 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.