Farman F.40
The Farman F.40 was a French military aircraft.
The Farman F.40, also known as Horace Farman, appeared in late 1915 and was launched on a large scale. The guy was a biplane with wings of unequal span and pusher propeller. The pattern represented a mix of previous typical design features of Henri Farman ( HF.22 ) and Maurice Farman ( MF.11 ) represents the crew gondola, located centrally between the upper and lower wings, was streamlined as trained on previous patterns. The upper pair of carriers of the tail boom took on an edgy tailplane and the front rounded individual fin reminded of the Henry Farman series.
The pattern was widely used in the reconnaissance squadrons and also served as the starting pattern of similar types, such as the F.41, F.56, F.60 and F.61. An armed with rocket projectiles variant was designated as F.40P.
The British Royal Navy Air Service ( RNAS ) acquired 50 machines, the Belgian and Russian air forces procured the pattern Savoia built the F.40 for the Italian Air Force under license.
Early 1917, began the gradual separation of the F.40 from the front-line units, where they remained a little longer on secondary theaters of war in use. The Italian machines were even used until the twenties in the colonial service.