Farman HF.30

what is it?

The Henry Farman HF.30 was a two-seat military biplane designed in France around 1915, which became a principal aircraft of the Imperial Russian Air Service during the First World War. Although it was widely used on the Eastern Front, and by the factions and governments that emerged in the subsequent Russian Civil War, it is not well known outside that context: the HF.30 was not adopted by other Allied air forces, and the manufacturers reused the "Farman F.30" designation for the Farman F.30 in 1917.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 15.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 155 km/htop speed
• size 1,050 kgmax take-off weight
• built 400made in total

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 110 years ago, in 1916.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.8 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

1916-12

introduced

1915

retired

1924

status

retired

number built

400

role

scout

origin

🇫🇷 France

engines

1× Canton Unné X-9

crew

2

length

15.8 m

wingspan

15.8 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,050 kg

top speed

155 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,500 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.