Fairchild 24

Fairchild F 24 (Argus / Forwarder)
Fairchild F 24 Argus / Forwarder
Type:	single-engine touring aircraft , sport aircraft
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Fairchild Aviation Corporation
First flight:	Summer 1932
Production time:	1932-1946
Number of pieces:	2221

The Fairchild 24 , also known as the Fairchild F 24 (Argus / Forwarder) , was a single-engine sport and touring aircraft manufactured by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation , which was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. The aircraft with luxurious equipment had a fuselage with a tubular steel frame and a covered outer skin and a tail landing gear .

History and equipment

One type of this machine made its first flight in the summer of 1932. The structure of this machine remained without major changes until 1946. There were two versions of this type with three or four seats. The hull consisted of reinforced and welded steel tubes. Fir wood, which was covered with fabric, was used for the cladding. The two-part wings were made of fir wood with mahogany plywood ribs. The leading edge of the wings was also made of mahogany, which was covered with a thin aluminum skin and covered with fabric. The rear part of the tail unit was made of fir mahogany plywood with a fabric covering. The interior of the civilian machines was covered with leather and kapok . The Ranger or Warner models were used as engines. The propeller was made of wood or metal. The tank holds up to 75 liters of fuel in the three-seater version and up to 104 liters in the two-seater version. These aircraft were used by the US Air Force as a transport and reconnaissance aircraft under the designation UC-61K Forwarder . The Royal Air Force , the United States Navy and the US Coast Guard also used machines of this type. This model was used in civil aviation between 1939 and 1946. In 2011, 22 machines of this series were still in active flight operations in France and Great Britain.

Versions

model	F-24CB	F-24C8A	F-24C8B	F-24C8C	F-24C8D	F-24C8E	F-24C8F	F-24G	F-24H	F-24J
Construction year	1932	1933		1934	1935	1936		1937		1938
Seats	3								4th	3
Engine	American cirrus	Warner Scarab	Menasco	Warner Super Scarab	ranger	Warner Super Scarab	Ranger 6 cylinder	Warner Super Scarab	ranger	Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder
power	95 hp	125 hp		145 hp	145 hp		125 hp	145 hp	150 hp	145 hp
number of pieces	15th	25th	2	125	10	50	40	100	25th	10
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model	F-24K	F-24R9	F-24W9	F-24R0	F-24W40	F-24W41	UC-61	UC-61A	UC-61K	F-24R46	F-24W46
Construction year	1939	1939	1939	1940		1941		1942-43	1944	1946
Seats	4th
Engine	Ranger 6 cylinder		Super Scarab	ranger	Warner Super Scarab	Warner Super Scarab			ranger	Ranger L-440-7 six-cylinder in-line engine	Warner Super Scarab
power	165 hp		145 hp	175 hp	145 hp	165 hp			200 hp	175 hp	165 hp
number of pieces	34	35	30th	25th	75	30th	640	364	306	245	35
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Incidents

During the period of use of this type of aircraft, there have been 14 accidents with a total of 4 deaths.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data Fairchild F-24R46
length	7.22 m
span	11.07 m
height	2.4 m
Empty mass	732 kg
Max. Takeoff mass	1162 kg
drive	a Ranger L-440-7 six-cylinder in-line engine with 147 kW (200 hp) output
propeller	Flottorp or Curtiss-Reed two-bladed propellers
Top speed	212 km / h
Cruising speed	201 km / h
Service ceiling	5100 m
Tank capacity	220 l
Range	approx. 850 km

literature

• Klaus-Jochen Rieger Handbook Classic Airplanes From Aero 45 to Zlin Z-43 Verlag HEEL GmbH Königswinter 2011 Pages 94–96 ISBN 978-3-86852-097-2

Web links

Commons : Fairchild 24  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Accidents involving the Fairchild 24 , Aviation Safety Network , accessed December 27, 2018