Farman F.300

The Farman F.300 and F.310 were French trimotor monoplane airliners designed and produced by Farman Aviation Works. They were high-wing strut-braced monoplanes with a fixed tailskid undercarriage, and both the cockpit and the passenger compartment were fully enclosed. Most served with Farman's own airline, whose twelve F.300 variants made up half its fleet in 1931. The aircraft was typically powered by three Salmson 9Ab radial engines, one in the nose and two in lateral nacelles bolted under the wing, and it was built of wood, duralumin and fabric with a simple structure that eased inspection and repair. The cabin usually held eight seats and a lavatory with running water. One variant, the F.302, was a single-engined record machine that flew 2,678 kilometres in 17 hours on 9 March 1931, and the floatplane F.310 was destroyed in trials.