Farman MF.9

what is it?

The Maurice Farman MF.9 is a French bomber and reconnaissance biplane developed by Maurice Farman before World War I. Like the Maurice Farman MF.6, it used floats for take-off and landing on water.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 17 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• size 1,030 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 17 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

1913

number built

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role

bomber biplane seaplane

engines

1× Renault 8B

crew

2

length

9.5 m

wingspan

17 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

1,030 kg

top speed

90 km/h

range

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