Engineering:Farman MF.8

Short description: 1910s French aircraft

MF.8
Role	Tourism biplane
Manufacturer	Farman Aviation Works
Designer	Maurice Farman
First flight	1913

The Maurice Farman MF.8 was a biplane floatplane, with a pusher engine, designed and built in France circa 1913.

Specifications

Data from

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 9.74 m (31 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 19.02 m (62 ft 5 in)
• Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
• Empty weight: 967 kg (2,132 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,367 kg (3,014 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Renault 8C V-8 air-cooled piston engine, 100 kW (130 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph, 54 kn)

Further reading

• Davilla, Dr. James J.; Soltan, Arthur (1997). French Aircraft of the First World War. Mountain View, CA: Flying Machines Press. ISBN 978-1891268090. 
• Liron, Jean (1984). Les avions Farman. Collection Docavia. 21. Paris: Éditions Larivière. OCLC 37146471. 
• Opdycke, Leonard E. (1999). French Aeroplanes before the Great War. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7643-0752-5.