| MF.7 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Manufacturer | Farman Aviation Works |
| Designer | Maurice Farman |
| Introduction | 1913 |
| Retired | 1915 |
| Primary users | French Air Force Royal Flying Corps; Australian Flying Corps |
The Maurice Farman MF.7 Longhorn is a French reconnaissance biplane developed before World War I, which served in both the French and British air services in the early stages of the war before being used as a trainer aircraft.
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Design and development
It had a single Renault "pusher" engine. Its name derived from the distinctive front-mounted elevator and elongated skids.
Operational history
- Sixty MF.7s were sold to Norway and served with the Norwegian Army Air Service.
- A Greek plane was converted to a hydroplane, flown by Michael Moutoussis and with Aristeidis Moraitinis as observer, it carried out the world's first air-naval co-operation mission during the First Balkan War.
- MF.7s were used by the Imperial Japanese forces in the World War I Battle of Tsingtao, with one downed by the German force's sole working aircraft.
- The Australian Flying Corps (AFC), provided with the MF.7 by the British Indian Army, operated it during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915–16.
Operators
Australia
- Australian Flying Corps
- Mesopotamian Half Flight
- Central Flying School AFC at Point Cook, Victoria.
Belgium
France
- Greece
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Norway
- Norwegian Army Air Service operated 60 aircraft until the late 1920s.
- Russia
- Spain
- United Kingdom
Survivors
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris
- Norsk Teknisk Museum, Oslo
Specifications (MF.7)
Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[1][2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.35 m (37 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 15.4 m (50 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
- Gross weight: 855 kg (1,885 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Renault 8C V-8 air-cooled piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 95 km/h (59 mph; 51 kn)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
See also
References
- ↑ Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Paragon, 2002. ISBN 0-7525-8130-9
- ↑ Angelucci, Enzo (1983). The Rand McNally encyclopedia of military aircraft, 1914-1980. The Military Press. pp. 21. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
External links
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- Luftfahrtmuseum
- "The Maurice Farman Biplane" (PDF). July 6, 1912. pp. 603–606. No. 184. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200603.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011. Contemporary technical description of the MF.7 with photographs and drawings.
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