title: Farman B.2
text: # Farman B.2
  
  The Farman B.2 was a 1920s French biplane designed as a light day bomber. Only one was built.
  
  ## Development
  
  Farman Aviation Works designed and built in 1924 what was a bulky unequal span two-bay biplane for use as a day bomber. The pilot had a cockpit forward of the wing leading edge, the observer/gunner had a cockpit in a cut-out in the wing trailing edge. The B.2 was tested with different combinations of engines and radiators and it required modification to the fin and rudder for problems with directional stability. Despite all these modifications the aircraft did not meet the required performance and was not ordered into production.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2 (pilot, observer/gunner)
  * Length: 10.70 m (35 ft 1.25 in)
  * Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9.25 in)
  * Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 9.5 in)
  * Wing area: 63 $m^2$ (678.15 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 1,360 kg (2,998 lb)
  * Gross weight: 2,460 kg (5,423 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Lorraine-Dietrich 12-cylinder Vee piston engine , 276 kW (370 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
  
  Armament
  
  * 3 × 0.303in (7.7mm) machine gun
  * 300kg (661lb) of bombs
  