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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Louis Paulhan flying with a passenger (Mrs. Dick Ferris?) in his Henry Farman biplane, at the Dominguez Field Air Meet, Los Angeles, January 1910 (CHS-5602): C.C. Pierce & Co.· Public domain
- 2. (Avion) Farman, 1910 - btv1b53239874h: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 3. 1910-A-Nice-Effimoff-sur-Farman: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. 32 Cockburn biplan Farman: Garitan· Public domain
- 5. Avion Farman, 1909, moteur 7 cylindres 50 HP - btv1b53239806h: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 6. Cockburn in Farman Biplane LCCN2014681630: Bain News Service, publisher· Public domain
- 7. Farman & wife LCCN2014681612: Bain News Service, publisher· Public domain
- 8. Nouveau biplan Farman H., 1911 - btv1b532406885: Agence de presse Meurisse. Agence photographique (commanditaire)· Public domain
- 9. Portret van Bertram Dickson op het vliegtuig van Henri Farman Capitaine Dickson, sur biplan H. Farman 10 m. d'envergure moteur Gnome de 50 HP (titel op object), RP-F-F21264: Rijksmuseum· CC0
- 10. Reproduction Farman (avion survolant les pyramides égyptiennes) - btv1b53111439x: Agence Rol· Public domain
what is it?
The Farman III, also known as the Henry Farman 1909 biplane, was an early French aircraft designed and built by Henry Farman in 1909. Its design was widely imitated, so much so that aircraft of similar layout were generally referred to as being of the "Farman" type.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 10 m wingspan
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 117 years ago, in 1909.
- Wingspan of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1909-04
- number built
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- role
- pusher biplane
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Henri Farman
- engines
- 1× Gnome Omega 7-cylinder rotary engine
- crew
- 1
- length
- 12 m
- wingspan
- 10 m
- height
- 3.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 550 kg
- top speed
- 60 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.
Sources: Wikidata Q166410, Wikipedia: Farman III (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.