A FF.17 at Lake Constance, May 1914
Role Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin Germany
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
First flight May 1914
Number built 1

The Friedrichshafen FF.17 was an experimental floatplane built in Germany in 1914. Originally designed and flown with a single main float and two outriggers as the FF.17, it was later modified as the FF.17b with two floats.

Specifications (FF.17)

Data from Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes;[1] Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober[2]

General characteristics

  • Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 15.2 m (49 ft 10 in)
  • Wing area: 42 m2 (450 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,180 kg (2,601 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × NAG 6-cyl 135hp 6-cylinder water-cooled piston engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)

References

  1. ↑ Herris, p. 23
  2. ↑ Borzutzki, p. 97

Bibliography

  • Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober [Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober] (in German). Berlin: Burbach. ISBN 3-927513-60-1.
  • Herris, Jack (2016). Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.
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