Farman F.190 Explained

The Farman F.190 was a utility aircraft built in France in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional configuration with a fully enclosed cabin and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. Popular both as a private aircraft and in the air taxi role, some 30 examples were also operated by airlines in France and elsewhere in Europe. Fifteen of these joined Air France's fleet in 1933 from the fleets of the smaller airlines it had absorbed.

A dedicated air ambulance version was built as the F.197S (for "Sanitaire") with provision for two litters and an attendant.

In 1932, a version with a slightly enlarged cabin, revised tail fin, and four-blade propeller entered production as the Farman F.390.

Variants

Data from: Aviafrance^[1]

F.190:main production version with a 230abbr=onNaNabbr=on Gnome et Rhône 5Ba engine, 57 built.

F.191:Powered by a 240abbr=onNaNabbr=on Gnome et Rhône 5Bc for long distance flying, one built for a customer in Portugal.^[2]

F.192:version with a 230abbr=onNaNabbr=on Salmson 9Ab engine, 22 built.^[3]

F.192/1:version with a 280abbr=onNaNabbr=on Salmson 9Aba engine, 2 built.^[4]

F.193:version with a 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 9Ea engine, 22 built.^[5]

F.193/1:version with a 280abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 9Ebr engine, one built.^[6]

F.194:version with a 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on Hispano-Suiza 6Mb engine, 4 built.^[7]

F.195:version with a 230abbr=onNaNabbr=on Salmson 9Ab engine, 6 built for Venezuela.^[8]

F.196:version with a 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on Gnome & Rhône 7Kb engine, one built.^[9]

F.197:version with a 240abbr=onNaNabbr=on Lorraine 7Me Mizar engine, 9 built.^[10]

F.197S:air ambulance version of F.197

F.198:version with a 250abbr=onNaNabbr=on Renault 9Pa engine, 2 built.^[11]

F.199:version with a 300abbr=onNaNabbr=on Lorraine 9Na Algol engine, 6 built.^[12]

F.390:version with a 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 7Ear engine, 6 built.^[13]

F.391:version with a 190abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 9Ecr engine, 4 built.^[14]

F.392:version with a 150abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 7Ear engine, 4 built.^[15]

F.393:version with a 190abbr=onNaNabbr=on Farman 9Ecr engine, 11 built.^[16]

Operators

Civil operators

• Air Afrique
• Air France
• Air Orient
• Air Union
• CIDNA
• Cie Transafricaine d'Aviation
• Lignes Farman

• Aero Club of Lithuania - 1 plane (F.393), Reg. No. LY-LRK^[17]

• SPELA

• LARES

• Aeroput

Military operators

• Brazilian Air Force

• Ethiopian Air Force^[18]

• Portuguese Air Force

Spanish Republic

• Spanish Republican Air Force^[19]

• Venezuelan Air Force

• Uruguayan Air Force

Bibliography

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman. 11 November 2013.
2. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-191. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
3. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-192. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
4. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-192/1. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
5. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-193. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
6. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-193/1. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
7. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-194. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
8. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-195. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
9. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-196. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
10. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-197. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
11. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-198. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
12. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-199. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
13. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-390. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
14. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-391. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
15. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-392. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
16. Web site: Parmentier. Bruno. Farman F-393. 20 February 2018. Paris. fr. 25 May 1999.
17. Web site: LAK lėktuvai. Plieno sparnai. lt.
18. Web site: Borja . Elizabeth . The Dream of Abyssinia: Two Black Aviators and Ethiopia . National Air and Space Museum . 3 March 2021 . 27 February 2021.
19. Web site: Other French planes in the Civil War . 2014-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192425/http://reocities.com/capitolhill/rotunda/1157/apfranc.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .