Design and Development
The Farman series "400" was a revolution for its builder because it had a thin, cantilever-constructed, high wing, with round edges, which could be dismounted for better storage and transportation.
The aeroplane had mixed construction. Fuselage made of steel tubes, wing had wood frame.
This version, the Farman F 402, had a Lorraine 5 Pb 5-cylinder radial engine of 110 hp (82 kW), but the plane in the picture had it changed for a 9-cylinder radial engine Salmson of 120 hp (89 kW).
F 402 has an unusual peculiarity, which is that the control stick hangs from the ceiling of the cockpit, and the rudder control is a vertical steering wheel.
The fuel tanks, which are placed inside the wings, have a capacity of 200 liters .
The landing gear structure is constructed of iron bars, which allows this plane to land "hardly" in short space.
The fuselage and the wings are made of wood and covered with plywood.
This aircraft served, among other countries, in Spain, during the 1936-1939 civil war, on both sides.
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