Farman F.60 Goliath

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The Farman F.60 Goliath was a pioneering French twin-engine biplane airliner of the early 1920s, originally designed as a bomber and later adapted for some of the world’s first regular commercial passenger services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner ⓘ
biplane ⓘ
civil utility aircraft ⓘ
military bomber ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration biplane ⓘ
construction wooden structure ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
covering fabric‑covered ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designation F.60 ⓘ
developedFrom Farman F.50 ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin‑engine ⓘ
enteredService 1919 ⓘ
era early 1920s ⓘ
firstCommercialRoute Paris–Brussels ⓘ
Paris–London ⓘ
linked to: London–Paris
firstFlight 1919 ⓘ
fuselageType boxy fuselage ⓘ
historicalSignificance among the first large airliners in regular service ⓘ
helped establish scheduled international air routes ⓘ
landingGearType fixed tailskid landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Farman Aviation Works ⓘ
linked to: Farman aircraft
nickname Goliath ⓘ
notableFor early long‑distance commercial flights ⓘ
pioneering regular passenger air services ⓘ
numberBuilt about 60 ⓘ
operatorType airlines ⓘ
military air arms ⓘ
originalRole bomber ⓘ
powerplantType piston engine ⓘ
primaryRole airliner ⓘ
productionPeriod 1919–mid‑1920s ⓘ
rangeClass short‑ to medium‑range ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 12 ⓘ
usedBy Air Union ⓘ
Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens ⓘ
Farman (airline) ⓘ
linked to: Farman aircraft

French Air Force ⓘ
usedFor cargo transport ⓘ
mail transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
usedInRole bomber ⓘ
civil air transport ⓘ
military transport ⓘ
wingType two‑bay biplane wings ⓘ

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Air Union → fleetIncluded → Farman F.60 Goliath ⓘ
Farman aircraft → notableModel → Farman F.60 Goliath ⓘ
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes → fleetUsed → Farman F.60 Goliath ⓘ
Bristol Jupiter → poweredAircraft → Farman F.60 Goliath (re-engined examples) ⓘ
linked to: Farman F.60 Goliath
Farman F.50 → successor → Farman F.60 Goliath ⓘ