Friedrichshafen FF.53

The Friedrichshafen FF.53 was a German torpedo-carrying biplane floatplane of the 1910s produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen.

Development and design

The FF.53 was a twin-engined biplane floatplane, designed to carry a torpedo and powered by two Mercedes D.IVa engines. It was a development of the Friedrichshafen G.III heavy bomber. Only three aircraft were built.

Specifications (FF.53)

General characteristics

• Length: ()
• Wingspan: ()
• Height: ()
• Powerplant: 2 × Mercedes D.IVa, 194 kW (260 hp) each

Performance

Armament

• 1 × torpedo

See also

Related development

• FF.45
• FF.61

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of Germany
• List of seaplanes and amphibious aircraft

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Friedrichshafen aircraft.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Borzutzki, Siegfried (1993). Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen GmbH: Diplom-Ingenieur Theodor Kober. Berlin: Königswinter. p. 149. 

Aircraft produced by Flugzeugbau Friedrichshafen
Manufacturer designations	FF.1 FF.2 FF.4 FF.7 FF.8 FF.9 FF.11 FF.15 FF.17 FF.19 FF.21 FF.27 FF.29 FF.31 FF.33 FF.34 FF.35 FF.36 FF.37 FF.38 FF.39 FF.40 FF.41 FF.43 FF.44 FF.45 FF.46 FF.48 FF.49 FF.53 FF.54 FF.55 FF.59 FF.60 FF.61 FF.62 FF.63 FF.64 FF.66 FF.67 FF.71
Idflieg designations	C.I D.I D.II G.I G.II G.III G.IV G.V G.VI N.I