Farman F.211 Explained
The
Farman F.211 was a French four-seat day or night bomber designed and built by the
Farman Aviation Works for the
French Air Force.
Development
Designed as a day/night bomber the F.211 was similar but smaller than the F.220. The F.211 was a high-wing braced monoplane with engines mounted on stub-wings with each stub wing having a pair of Gnome-Rhône Titan 7Kcrs radial engines, one tractor and one pusher. The type did not enter production.
Variants
- F.211
Four-seat day or night bomber with four 300hp (224kW) Gnome-Rhône Titan 7Kcrs radial engines.
- F.212
Improved design with more powerful 350hp (261kW) Gnome-Rhône 7Kds radial engines, an increased bomb load of 1400kg (3086lb) and other detail changes.
- F.215
Proposed airliner version with two crew and 12 passengers, not built.References
Bibliography
- Book: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Book: Liron . Jean . Les avions Farman . 1984 . Éditions Larivière . Paris . 37146471. Collection Docavia. 21.