Author: H. Bowers


Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/08
Page Numbers: 49

FARMAN "SPORT"

AVIONS FARMAN 167 rue de Silly, Billancourt

Marketed in U.S. by Wallace Kellett Co., Inc., Philadelphia by Col. H. G. Bowers, U.S.A.F., Ret.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • span - 23'3"
  • length - 19'11"
  • wing area - 205 sq. ft.
  • weights - 450 lbs empty / 890 lbs max
  • power - 6 cyl. Anzani, 50-60 hp
  • price - $4800
  • 2-seater

PERFORMANCE

  • speed - 87 max.
  • landing - 20 mph
  • range - 3 hours
  • ceiling - 17,000 ft.
  • take off/landing - 150 ft.

DATA SOURCES

  • AVIATION Mag., Dec. 1922
  • Farman Aircraft Co. brochure
  • Wallace Kellett Co. brochure
  • Sketch by Doug Rolfe, Oct. 1946
  • AIR TRAILS PICTORIAL THE LIGHTPLANE 1909-1969, J. Underwood & G. Collinge
  • Nat. Air & Space Museum library

Common color was natural wood finish and varnished surfaces. Struts and wires were black. Details were black and brass.

Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.