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considers the weight empty and the heavy load that it carries per horsepower.

FARMAN TORPEDO PLANE

The Farman Torpedo Plane is a two-place biplane with the bottom of the fuselage hollowed out to receive a torpedo. It is powered with the 450 h.p. Renault. It is entirely constructed of wood.

Characteristics:

Span - - - - - - - - - - - 18 m.
Length - - - - - - - - - - 13 m.
Area - - - - - - - - - - - 100 sq. m.
Weight - - - - - - - - - - 3,200 kgs.

This machine is not capable of landing at sea, but has a landing gear quite similar to the Farman Goliath. The fuselage is divided up, however, into water tight compartments so it would float in case of forced landings at sea. It has a conventional two-bay wired wing truss and all control surfaces are counter-balanced.

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