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Friedrichshafen FF.53

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FF.53
Role Torpedo-bomber floatplane
Manufacturer Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
First flight 30 July 1918
Number built 3

The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German torpedo-carrying biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design[]

The FF.53 was a twin-engined biplane floatplane, designed to carry a torpedo and powered by two Mercedes D.IVa engines. It was a development of the Friedrichshafen G.III heavy bomber. Only three aircraft were built.

Specifications (FF.53)[]

General characteristics

  • Length: ()
  • Wingspan: ()
  • Height: ()
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IVa, 194 kW (260 hp) each

Performance

Armament

  • 1 × torpedo

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References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Friedrichshafen aircraft.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
  • Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. pp. 149. 
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