A triplane flying boat of 1917, powered by one 300 hp Renault engine
Author: Terry
Schreck FBA-S
A final wartime production with more improvements, as a seaplane recce aircraft
Schreck FBA-H
The most numerous of this series, seaplane with 150 hp Isotta-Fraschini V-4-B engine
Schreck FBA-E
A twin engined Project version of Type-C, powered by two 100 hp Gnome engines, mounted in propellant directly above the trailing edge of the wing
Schreck FBA-D
A development of Type-B, later became Type-H
Schreck FBA Cannon Fighter
A two-seat cannon fighter biplane seaplane, powered by one 150 hp HS 8A engine
Schreck FBA-B / FBA-C
An improvement FBA-A, as a single engined seaplane as a recce biplane
FBA-C was the same FBA-B, but re-engined with 130 hp Clerget 9B rotary engine
Schreck FBA-A
A development of Donnet-Leveque Type A as single engined recce seaplane
Schreck, Hydravions FBA
France
Louis Schreck, the South American representative for Delaunay-Belleville automobiles, returned to France in 1909. He joined Hanriot at Juvissey and in 1911, jointly with engineer named Gaudard, designed D’Artois flying-boat.
Formed Hydravions Schreck FBA, and aided by British capital acquired Donnet-Leveque/Denhaut flying-boat patents, and was associated with that company until it was acquired by Bernard in 1934.
FBA 16 was side-by-side two-seat flying-boat; FBA 17 a utility type which established a seaplane height record in December 1923. A development was brought by US Coast Guard in 1931. In the later 1930s Schreck was carrying out flying-boat repairs and subcontract work.
Schreck Diapason I
The Diapason (French for tuning-fork of which it resembled), was monoplane of 1910 in a form where the wing was swept back in a wide curve. The photo clearly shows a hefty radiator at the front of the small fuselage, from which may be concluded that one is looking at the 50 hp water-cooled Chenu-powered version. This engine was placed directly in front driving the pusher propeller at the back of the short central nacelle via a long shaft. In this version the entire nacelle is uncovered.
Span: 39’4″
Length: 46′
Weight: 880 lb
