# Farman F.190

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

### F.190

    main production version with a 170 kW (230 hp) Gnome et Rhône 5Ba engine, 57 built.

### F.191

    Powered by a 180 kW (240 hp) Gnome et Rhône 5Bc for long distance flying, one built for a customer in Portugal.

### F.192

    version with a 170 kW (230 hp) Salmson 9Ab engine, 22 built.

### F.192/1

    version with a 210 kW (280 hp) Salmson 9Aba engine, 2 built.

### F.193

    version with a 190 kW (250 hp) Farman 9Ea engine, 22 built.

### F.193/1

    version with a 210 kW (280 hp) Farman 9Ebr engine, one built.

### F.194

    version with a 190 kW (250 hp) Hispano-Suiza 6Mb engine, 4 built.

### F.195

    version with a 170 kW (230 hp) Salmson 9Ab engine, 6 built for Venezuela.

### F.196

    version with a 220 kW (300 hp) Gnome & Rhône 7Kb engine, one built.

### F.197

    version with a 180 kW (240 hp) Lorraine 7Me Mizar engine, 9 built.

### F.197S

    air ambulance version of F.197

### F.198

    version with a 190 kW (250 hp) Renault 9Pa engine, 2 built.

### F.199

    version with a 220 kW (300 hp) Lorraine 9Na Algol engine, 6 built.

### F.390

    version with a 110 kW (150 hp) Farman 7Ear engine, 6 built.

### F.391

    version with a 140 kW (190 hp) Farman 9Ecr engine, 4 built.

### F.392

    version with a 110 kW (150 hp) Farman 7Ear engine, 4 built.

### F.393

    version with a 140 kW (190 hp) Farman 9Ecr engine, 11 built.

## Operators
### Civil operators
#### France

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

#### Lithuania

* Aero Club of Lithuania - 1 plane (F.393), Reg. No. LY-LRK

#### Portugal

* SPELA

#### Romania

* LARES

#### Yugoslavia

* Aeroput

### Military operators
#### Brazil

* Brazilian Air Force

#### Ethiopia

* Ethiopian Air Force

#### Portugal

* Portuguese Air Force

#### Spanish Republic

* Spanish Republican Air Force

#### Venezuela

* Venezuelan Air Force

#### Uruguay

* Uruguayan Air Force

## Specifications (F.190)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, Aviafrance:Farman F-190
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Capacity: 4 passengers
* Length: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
* Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 39 m$^2$ (420 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
* Gross weight: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Gnome et Rhône 5Ba 5-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 170 kW (230 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch propeller
Performance
* Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn)
* Cruise speed: 165 km/h (103 mph, 89 kn)
* Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 5,150 m (16,900 ft)
* Wing loading: 41 kg/m$^2$ (8.4 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.1075 kW/kg (0.0654 hp/lb)