10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. FBA 17 HMT-2 L'Aéronautique December,1926: L'Aéronautique magazine· Public domain
- 2. FBA 17 HMT 2 Aero Digest May,1930: Aero Digest magazine· Attribution
- 3. FBA 17 HMT.2 L'Aéronautique July,1926: L'Aéronautique magazine· Public domain
- 4. Latham 43 HB.3 3-1 & Schreck FBA-17HE2 4-2 MDLot: Sekcja Fotograficzna Morskiego Dywizjonu Lotniczego· Public domain
- 5. Schreck FBA-17H race: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 6. Schreck FBA-17HE2 MDLot 1928: Sekcja Fotograficzna Morskiego Dywizjonu Lotniczego· Public domain
- 7. Schreck FBA-17HE2 MDLot 44: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 8. Schreck FBA-17HE2 MDLot 45: Sekcja Fotograficzna Morskiego Dywizjonu Lotniczego· Public domain
- 9. Schreck FBA-17HE2 MDLot: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 10. Schreck FBA-17HMT2 Lubliniak: Hartwig Ludwik· Public domain
what is it?
The FBA 17 was a training flying boat produced in France in the 1920s.
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 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Wingspan of 12.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1923
- number built
- 300
- role
- flying boat trainer
- makers
- Franco-British Aviation
- engines
- —
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.9 m
- wingspan
- 12.9 m
- height
- 3.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,150 kg
- top speed
- 162 km/h
- range
- 360 km
- ceiling
- 5,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3271963, Wikipedia: FBA 17 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.