| Type |
5-seat bomber |
| Engine |
2 + 2 Gnome-Rhône 14N-11 in a push and pull configuration with 3-bladed variable pitch propellers. |
| Dimensions |
Length 22,57 m , height 6,38 m , span 5,65 m, wing area 184,6 m2 , |
| Weights |
Empty 11000 kg, loaded 18700 kg, max. take off weight |
| Performance |
Max.. speed 360 km/h at 3960 m, cruising speed 280 km/h at 3960 m , range 2200 km, endurance , service ceiling 8000 m , climb to 4000 m 13 min. 30 sec. |
| Armament |
3 7.5mm MAC 1934 manually aimed in nose turret, dorsal and ventral positions Bombs: 2,200 kg of bombs |
| Type |
Werk.Nr |
Registration |
History |
| 222.1 |
7 |
L-149 |
Captured 11 November 1942 at Istres |
The F222 was a retractable undercarriage bomber development of the F221 troop transport. Like the rest of the series, the F222 was fitted with strut mounted push/pull double nacelles containing a quartet of engines. The standard F222 had 860 hp GR14Kbrs radials, while the F222/2 had four 950 hp GR14N 11/15 or Kirs radials.
The first of the Farman Bomber series with retractable undercarriage, the F222 made its first flight in June 1935, with the F222/2 following in October 193
Following the F.222 prototype, 11 F.222/1 aircraft were built with increased fuel capacity between April 1936 and October 1937. These were followed by two batches - of 8 and 16 aircraft - of the F.222/2, which differed from the F.222/1 by having redesigned nose sections to improve pilot view, and dihedral on the outer wing panels. By the start of 1938 there were 18 F.221 and F.222/2 aircraft in service, and these were joined by all the F.222/2s by the end of July 1938.
36 F222 aircraft were used for bombing missions in early 1040 with GBI/15 and GBII/15, while three F.222s with additional fuel were transferred to the newly formed Escadrille 10E of the French Navy for long range maritime patrol and bombing.
Following the June 1940 Armistice, The Farman unit Grouperment 15 was reformed as a transport group. Equipped with two F.221s, two F.222/1s and six F.222/2s, the unit served the Vichy regime by transferring units of the Armee de l'Air de l'Armistice to and from Syria.
