Fairchild 24
Fairchild F 24 (Argus / Forwarder) | |
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![]() Fairchild F 24 Argus / Forwarder |
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Type: | single-engine touring aircraft , sport aircraft |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Accidents involving the Fairchild 24 , Aviation Safety Network , accessed December 27, 2018