The Farman F.130 was a 1920s French biplane designed by Farman as a long-range day bomber.^[1]

Development

The F.130 was a single-engined biplane design in the BN.3 category based on the larger twin-engined F.60 Goliath.^[1] The F.130 had a conventional tailskid landing gear and three open tandem cockpits. It was powered by a nose-mounted 447 kW (600 hp) Farman 18Wd W-18 piston engine.^[1]

Following a series of test flights it was underpowered with only one engine and it failed to arouse any interest from either domestic or export customers and was not ordered into production.^[1]

Variants

F.130 BN.3

Three seater night bomber, one built.

F.130T

The almost identical transport variant of the F.130 bomber. one built.

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Wingspan: 25.30 m (83 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 150 m² (1,614.64 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 3,230 kg (7,121 lb)
• Gross weight: 5,570 kg (12,280 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Farman 18Wd W-18 water-cooled piston engine , 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 195 km/h (121 mph, 105 kn)
• Service ceiling: 5,200 m (17,060 ft)

Armament

• 4 × 0.303in (7.7mm) machine guns
• up to 700kg (1543lb) bombs