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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Farman F.65 Goliath Les Ailes April 21,1927: Les Ailes newspaper· Public domain
- 2. (10-08-)1919, poste de T.S.F. du Goliath (Farman qui doit partir pour Dakar) - btv1b53242013f: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 3. (2 mai) 1922, le Goliath, antenne T.S.F. placée sous l'appareil - btv1b532396773: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 4. 1919, l'aérobus Farman, le pilote Boussoutrot (i.e. Lucien Bossoutrot) (Goliath) - btv1b53241965g: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 5. 1920, Le Bourget, M. Grand, Comédie française, Mme Micheline Marsay (Marsuy Marsan) et le pilote du Goliath (Labouchère) - btv1b53242735t: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 6. 1921, le Goliath Farman (Grand prix de l'Aéro-Club de France) - btv1b53242354p: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 7. Depart de Goliath pour Bruxelles: National Library of Ireland on The Commons· No restrictions
- 8. Equipage du Goliath (Farman) avant son départ pour Dakar (10 août) 1919 (avec Lucien Bossoutrot, le pilote, 3e en partant de la droite) - btv1b53242014w: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 9. Farman F.60 Goliath Chassis on Display at Le Bourget: DiscoA340· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Farman Goliath, L'Aérophile 1921: L'aérophile· Public domain
what is it?
The Farman F.60 Goliath was a French airliner and bomber produced by the Farman Aviation Works from 1919.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 26.5 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
- First flew 107 years ago, in 1919.
- Wingspan of 26.5 m: about 6 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
- 1919-01
- introduced
- 1919
- retired
- 1931
- status
- retired
- number built
- 60
- role
- airliner
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Farman Aviation Works
- engines
- 2× Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter
- crew
- 4
- passengers
- 14
- length
- 14.8 m
- wingspan
- 26.5 m
- height
- 4.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,400 kg
- top speed
- 170 km/h
- range
- 800 km
- ceiling
- 5,500 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1396820, Wikipedia: Farman F.60 Goliath (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.