Everything about Armstrong Whitworth F K 3 totally explained
The
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 was a
British two-seat general purpose aircraft built by
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
History
The
Dutch aircraft designer
Frederick Koolhoven joined Armstrong Whitworth in
1914. He designed a series of aircraft that had his initials in their designation. The F.K.3 followed the basic layout of the
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, which Armstrong Whitworth were building for the
Royal Flying Corps. It was designed as an improvement, with a simplified structure. Trials at
Upavon in May
1916 proved that the F.K.3 had a better performance in some respects than the B.E.2c, although it had a poorer useful load. Armstrong Whitworth were given a contract to build 150 aircraft with another 350 being built by
Hewlett & Blondeau Limited at
Luton. Production F.K.3s had the
pilot's and
observer's positions reversed from that of the prototype (and the B.E.2), so that the pilot sat in the front seat and the observer in the rear, thus allowing the observer a much more effective field of fire, although in the event few F.K.3s were flown with armament.
Operational Service
The F.K.3 wasn't adopted for use by operational squadrons of the RFC in
France, as the more capable
F.K.8 and
R.E.8 were both already in prospect. Only one overseas unit received the F.K.3 (which was
47 Squadron at
Salonika), all the other aircraft were based in the
United Kingdom. Most of the aircraft were used for
training until replaced by the
Avro 504.
Military Operators
Specifications (F.K.3)
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