Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen

Defunct German aircraft manufacturer

Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbHType| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

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Industry| Aircraft manufacturing
Founded| June 17, 1912; 110 years ago (1912-06-17) in Friedrichshafen, Germany
Founder| Theodor Kober
Defunct| 1923 (1923)
Fate| Acquired by Dornier Flugzeugwerke
Headquarters|

Friedrichshafen

Germany

Key people

| Karl Gehlen
Products| Seaplanes

Number of employees

| 3,240 (1918)

Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturing company.

## Overview[edit]

The company was founded in 1912 in Friedrichshafen, Germany by Theodor Kober who had previously worked for the Zeppelin company. The town, which is located by the Bodensee, was already famous in aviation circles as the place where Zeppelin airships were built. During the First World War, Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen mainly built seaplanes for the Marine-Fliegerabteilung units of the Imperial German Navy, and a highly successful series of land-based medium bombers for the Imperial Air Service under the aegis of head designer Karl Gehlen.

After the Armistice, the company took over the old Zeppelin shed at Manzell. They would also start production in Weingarten and Warnemünde. When the company failed in 1923, their production facilities were taken over by Dornier Flugzeugwerke.

## References[edit]

* Terry C. Treadwell (15 December 2010). German and Austro-Hungarian Aircraft Manufacturers 1908-1918. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 14\. ISBN 978-1-4456-3702-0.

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Friedrichshafen aircraft

Manufacturer
designations|

* FF.1
* FF.2
* FF.4
* FF.8
* FF.9
* FF.11
* FF.15
* FF.17
* FF.19
* FF.21
* FF.27
* FF.29
* FF.31
* FF.33
* FF.34
* FF.35
* FF.36
* FF.37
* FF.38
* FF.39
* FF.40
* FF.41
* FF.43
* FF.44
* FF.45
* FF.46
* FF.48
* FF.49
* FF.53
* FF.54
* FF.55
* FF.59
* FF.60
* FF.61
* FF.62
* FF.63
* FF.64
* FF.66
* FF.67
* FF.71

Idflieg designations|

| Reconnaissance|

* C.I

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Fighters|

* D.I

Bombers|

* G.I
* G.II
* G.III
* G.IV
* G.V
* G.VI

Night Bombers|

* N.I

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Fairchild aircraft

Manufacturer
designations|

* FB-3
* FC-1
* FC-2

* KR-21
* KR-31
* KR-34
* KR-125
* KR-135

* 21
* 22
* 24
* 41
* 42
* 45
* 46
* 51
* 61
* 62
* 71
* 77
* 78/78
* 79
* 80
* 81
* 82
* 91
* 100
* 105
* 107
* 110
* 150
* 164
* 203
* 205
* 224
* 473
* 484
* 538

By role|

| Experimental|

* VZ-5
* XC-120 Packplane
* XBQ-3
* XH-26 Jet Jeep

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Passenger transports|

* FC-1
* FC-2
* 21
* 22
* 24
* 41
* 42
* 45
* 46
* 51
* 71
* 81
* 82
* 91
* 92
* 100 Pilgrim
* 150
* 228
* (Pilatus) PC-6

Military trainers|

* AT-21 Gunner
* PT-19
* PT-23
* PT-26
* XNQ

Military transports|

* AU-23 Peacemaker
* C-26 Metroliner
* C-82 Packet
* C-119 Flying Boxcar
* C-123 Provider

Drones and missiles|

* AQM-41
* KAQ
* SD-5 Osprey
* SM-73 Goose

Fairchild (Canada)|

* 81, 82, 34-42 Niska
* 45-80 Sekani
* 51/71
* (Bristol) Bolingbroke
* F-11 Husky
* (Handley Page) Hampden
* SBF Helldiver
* Super 71

Fairchild-Dornier|

* 228
* 328
* 328JET

Fairchild Hiller|

* F-27/FH-227
* FH-1100

Fairchild Republic|

* A-10 Thunderbolt
* T-46

Fairchild Swearingen|

* Merlin
* Metroliner

American Helicopter|

* XA-8

See also
Ranger/Fairchild aeroengines
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