Farman MF.11

what is it?

The Maurice Farman MF.11 Shorthorn is a French aircraft developed before World War I by the Farman Aviation Works. It was used as a reconnaissance and light bomber during the early part of World War I, later being relegated to training duties. The Maurice Farman Shorthorn was the aircraft in which Biggles, Capt W.E. Johns' fictional character, first took to the air in "Biggles Learns To Fly".

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 15.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 116 km/htop speed
• size 928 kgmax take-off weight

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 113 years ago, in 1913.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.7 m: about 3 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

1913

introduced

1914

number built

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role

reconnaissance / bomber

makers

Farman Aviation Works, Fiat Aviazione

engines

1× Renault 80 hp / Renault air-cooled V8 engine

crew

2

length

9.3 m

wingspan

15.7 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

928 kg

top speed

116 km/h

range

—

wings

biplane

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