Friedrichshafen FF.19

what is it?

The Friedrichshafen FF.19 was an unarmed maritime reconnaissance floatplane built for the Imperial German Navy's (Kaiserliche Marine) Naval Air Service (Marine-Fliegerabteilung) that was produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen. Built in small numbers, the aircraft first flew in 1914 and saw service during the early months of World War I, mostly conducting maritime patrols over the North Sea, although they did attack British ships participating in the Raid on Cuxhaven at the end of the year.

base stats

• speed 95 km/htop speed
• size 1,160 kgmax take-off weight
• built 16made 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 112 years ago, in 1914.

spec sheet

first flight

1914-04

introduced

1914

number built

16

role

maritime reconnaissance floatplane

makers

Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen

engines

1× Mercedes D.I

length

10.4 m

max take-off weight

1,160 kg

top speed

95 km/h

cruise speed

85 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.