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The prototype F.140 and two more pre-production aircraft were accepted by the Armeé de l'Air. In early 1930 they were joined by six production type F.141s. Meanwhile, doubts were being raised at the Air
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pairs, each pair in a single cylindrical housing with domed ends, in the inner bays. Each engine drove a four-blade propeller, each constructed from a pair of two-blade airscrews bolted to the drive shafts at right angles. Tall, narrow radiators were placed vertically above the engine housings.
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of 1922. The F.140, first flown in April 1924, also had 4 engines, though these were more powerful, but was slightly smaller; small numbers served briefly with
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474:"The four-engined Farman "Goliath""
420:"Farman F.140 / F.4S Super Goliath"
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380:26 min 19 s to 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
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259:6th squadron of the 22nd RABN,
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325:7,705 kg (16,987 lb)
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514:"World's records in aviation"
494:"World's records in aviation"
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106:night bomber, designed in
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266:Specifications (F.140)
133:The F.140 was a large
118:Design and development
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537:Liron, Jean (1984).
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19:F.140 Super Goliath
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183:Operational history
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154:broad arrow
150:Farman 12We
142:unstaggered
124:Farman BN.4
64:April 1924
1125:Categories
403:References
317:Wing area:
135:triple bay
860:Moustique
429:25 August
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279:Data from
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108:France
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