A FF.17 at Lake Constance, May 1914
Role	Reconnaissance floatplane Type of aircraft
National origin	Germany
Manufacturer	Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH
First flight	May 1914
Number built	1

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)