Friedrichshafen FF.54 explained

The Friedrichshafen FF.54 was a German experimental quadruplane that was developed by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen during the First World War.

Design and development

It was equipped with a 160 hp Mercedes D.IIIa in-line engine. The armament consisted of two LMG 08/15 machine guns that fired through the propeller. The first flight took place on October 31, 1917. The aircraft crashed on the first flight.^[1] It was later rebuilt as a triplane, with the second wing from the top removed. The improved version was flown in May 1918, and crashed again. As a result, the project was discontinued in September 1918.

Bibliography

• Book: Borzutzki . Siegfried . Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober . 1993 . de . Burbach . Berlin . 3-927513-60-1. Friedrichshafen Aircraft Company: Diploma-Engineer Theodore Kober.
• Book: Herris . Jack . Friedrichshafen Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes . 2016 . Aeronaut Books . Charleston, South Carolina . 978-1-935881-35-3. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. 21.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Friedrichshafen FF54. flyingmachines.ru. 2018-04-16.