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Farman HF.20
Zemlja	Francuska
Ulogu	Izviđački avioni
menstruacija	Prvi svetski rat

Čaj Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War. It was a refined version of the Farman MF.11 “Shorthorn” that did away with the type’s distinctive landing skids, and incorporated design features from Henri Farman’s designs. It entered service with the French, Belgian and Serbian armies in 1913 (two aircraft conducted reconnaissance during the Siege of Shkodër in the First Balkan War and one crashed), and with the British RFC and RNAS shortly after the outbreak of war. The type was also licence-built in the UK by Airco and Grahame-White. The HF.20 was seriously underpowered, and a variety of engines were trialled in the hope of correcting this, none with much success. The problem was eventually solved only when an engine of twice the power of the original powerplant was fitted to the HF.27 variant, by which time the aircraft was already obsolete. Nevertheless, the performance of the HF.20 made it adequate for use on secondary fronts.

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Čaj Farman HF.20 bio je dvosed dvosedni izviđački avion koji je 1913. godine projektovao i izgradio francuski vazduhoplovni pionir Anri Farman. It was widely used by the French Army and other European air forces during the First World War. The HF.20 had a wooden frame covered with fabric and a pusher propeller driven by a rotary engine. Imao je raspon krila od 14,2 metra i dužinu od 9,5 metara.
Mogao bi da nosi pilota i posmatrača u tandem otvorenim kokpitima, kao i mitraljez i neke bombe. HF.20 je imao maksimalnu brzinu od 105 km/h i domet od 300 km. Pohvaljena je zbog svoje stabilnosti, manevrisanja i izdržljivosti, ali je takođe bila podložna neprijateljskoj vatri i imala je slabu vidljivost za pilota. HF.20 je postepeno zamenjen naprednijim avionima kako je rat napredovao, ali je ostao u službi do 1918.