Friedrichshafen FF.27
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The Friedrichshafen FF.27 was a reconnaissance floatplane built in Germany during World War I.
Design and development
The FF.27 was a two-seat floatplane of mixed construction which had a single NAG 6-cyl 135hp piston engine mounted in the center nacelle. The tail empennage extended out from the fuselage via twin metal booms and the FF.27 had a pair of floats mounted under the center wing section.
The first flight of the FF.27 took place in 1914, occurring in response to the Baltic Ostsee-Wettbewerb 1914 aviation contest. After the outbreak of WWI, the FF.27 was delivered to the Imperial German Navy and given the serial 62, being used for reconnaissance duties.
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last1=Borzutzki |first1=Siegfried |title=Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober |date=1993 |language=de |publisher=Burbach |location=Berlin |isbn=3-927513-60-1|trans-title=Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober}}
- {{cite book |last1=Herris |first1=Jack |title=Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes |date=2016 |publisher=Aeronaut Books |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-935881-35-3|series=Great War Aviation Centennial Series|volume=21}}
- {{cite book |last1=Kroschel |first1=Günter |last2=Stützer |first2=Helmut |title=Die deutschen Militärflugzeuge 1910–1918: in 127 Vierseitenrissen im Massstab 1:144 |date=1977 |publisher=Lohse-Eissing |location=Wilhelmshaven, West Germany |isbn=3-920602-18-8 |language=de|trans-title=German Military Aircraft 1910-1918: In 127 Four-page Drawings to 1:144 Scale|name-list-style=amp}}
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Category:1910s German military reconnaissance aircraft