Friedrichshafen FF.17

A FF.17 at Lake Constance, May 1914

General information
Type| Reconnaissance floatplane
National origin| Germany
Manufacturer| Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
Number built| 1
History
First flight| May 1914

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) (in de). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. 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. 21. Charleston, South Carolina: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-935881-35-3.

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