The Farman III was an early French pusher biplane designed and built by Henry Farman in 1909 and considered a significant step in the history of aviation.
on the Farman III were the first to resemble ailerons on modern
aircraft, and have a reasonable claim as the ancestor of the modern
aileron.1
An ‘Albatross’, a copy of the French Farman III, was the
first military machine installed there.2
Farman's ailerons on the Farman III were the first to resemble
ailerons on modern aircraft, and have a reasonable claim as the
ancestor of the modern aileron.3
in 1909, fitted in Farman III aircraft, won the Grand
Prix for the greatest non-stop distance flown - 180 kilometres
(110 mi) - and 4
Maurice Farman III biplane (Famous aviation pioneer Claude Graham-White (rear) with an unidentified pupil pilot in his...5
Farman III from Executive Avenue Washington, DC, In about October
1910, after paying his respect's to President Taft, Seem's he made
himself quiet noticed in the U.S.A.6
The Farman III was widely imitated, by the Bristol Boxkite,
Short S.27 and Grahame-White 'Baby' among others. Specifications:-span
32 ft.10 in. (10 m.) - length 39 ft. 4.7
The Farman III is one of the classic aircraft of all time, and, with
the Blériot XI, was the most popular European aircraft in the period
from 1909 8
Made by Farman Aviation Works.
Berlin-Johannisthal 1910: Robert Fey on his Farman III in flight and
on the ground is Amerigo with his Sommer plane before the start
(Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), via Wikimedia).9
* Farman III introduces flaps (ailerons)
* Curtiss Golden Flier, featuring the word "aeroplan...10
The Farman III, also known as Henry Farman 1909 biplane, and in some
sources designated Farman II, was an early French pusher biplane,
designed and built by Henry Farman in 1909, and... Farman MF.11
-Henri Farman in 1909 kept his prototype Farman III in the air for 113
miles circling a flying field in France. With bigger gas tanks this
mileage could be increased.12
two flights in his Farman III from Torre Abbey at up to 1,000 feet
over the assembled armada of warships drawn up in the bay.13
Farman III scratchbuilt
140. Aerodrome RC 1/10 Alb D Va
141. Gotha
142.14
* Farman III at Belgian Aero Exhibition
* Farman III King Albert I at Belgian Aero Exhibition
* Farman III observer w/ 15
machine, the Farman III, a machine with lateral control and soon to
become one of the classic aircraft of the pioneer aviation era.16
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