Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk
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Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk - The Navy's Flying Boat Factory - was the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
' aeroplane
producer. It was established in Horten
in 1915.
It produced a total of 120 planes from 1915 to 1940.
Bomber planes were not a priority as they were deemed an aggressor's weapon and not fit for a neutral country.
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
The Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service was alongside the Norwegian Army Air Service the forerunner to the modern-day Royal Norwegian Air Force.- History :...
' aeroplane
Fixed-wing aircraft
A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...
producer. It was established in Horten
Horten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
in 1915.
It produced a total of 120 planes from 1915 to 1940.
Planes produced
The types of planes produced may be divided into the following categories.- Aircraft trainerTrainer (aircraft)A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate in-flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristics and a simplified cockpit arrangement—allows...
s - Reconnaissance planes
- Torpedo planes
- Fighter aircraftFighter aircraftA fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
Bomber planes were not a priority as they were deemed an aggressor's weapon and not fit for a neutral country.
Models
- M.F.1Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.1-Bibliography:...
(Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk type 1) Maurice FarmanMaurice FarmanMaurice Alain Farman was a French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer.-Biography:...
Hydroaeroplan, type 1914. 6 built. - M.F.2Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.2-Bibliography:...
Could carry two 50 kg minebombs, radio and machine gun. - M.F.3Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.3-Bibliography:...
Carried out the first RNoN aircraft test with torpedoes. - M.F.4Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.4-Bibliography:...
First purpose-built trainer aircraft. - M.F.5
- M.F.6
- M.F.7
- 8 M.F.8Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.8-References:...
, trainer - 10 M.F.9Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.9The Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.9 Høverjager , also known as the Høver M.F.9 after its designer, was a fighter seaplane built in Norway in the 1920s.-Background:...
aka. "Høverjageren" a fighter - 4 M.F.10Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.10The Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.10 was a military trainer seaplane built in Norway in 1929.-Characteristics:...
, trainer - 29 M.F.11 Reconnaissance
- 1 M.F.12Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.12-Bibliography:...
, trainer
Airplanes built under license
- 8 Sopwith BabySopwith Baby-See also:...
built under licence. - 7 Douglas DT-2B/CDouglas DT|-References:* René Francillon, "McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I", ISBN 0-87021-428-4...
built on licence. - Hansa Brandenburg "Make" built on licence based on the Hansa Brandenburg W.33
- 6 Make I
- 24 Make II
- 11 Make III built at Kjeller FlyfabrikkKjeller FlyfabrikkKjeller Flyfabrikk was a Norwegian manufacturer of military aircraft. It was formally established in 1915, but was active from 1912. The factory was owned by the Norwegian Government under the management of the Norwegian Army Air Service...
and known as Kjeller F.F.8 "Make" III.