Fairchild Aircraft

Fairchild FC-1 / FC-2 1926 In the early 1920s Sherman Fairchild was engaged actively in the business of aerial photography ... read more ... Basically an updated version of the Fairchild FC-2W2, the Fairchild 71 incorporated many improvements that ... read more ... Fairchild 71 1928 Fairchild 24 / UC-61 / Argus 1932 read more ... In 1935-36 Fairchild Aircraft Ltd in Canada continued development of the Super 71, leading to ... read more ... Fairchild 82 1935 Fairchild AT-21 Gunner 1940 The importance of heavy defensive/offensive armament for its bomber aircraft had not been appreciated by ... read more ... To meet a US Army requirement of 1941 for a specialised military freighter, Fairchild began ... read more ... Fairchild C-82 "Packet" 1944 Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" 1947 During 1947 Fairchiid developed an improved version of the C-82, the XC-82B prototype being ... read more ... Conversion of one C-119B to meet USAF requirement for an experimental detachable-fuselage transport; C-119B wings ... read more ... Fairchild XC-120 "Pack Plane" 1949 Fairchild C-123 "Provider" 1953 The C-123 troop and cargo transport was designed by the original Chase Aircraft Company. A ... read more ... In April 1956 Fokker in the Netherlands concluded an agreement with Fairchild for manufacture of ... read more ... Fairchild FH-227 1958 Fairchild Republic A-10 "Thunderbolt II" 1972 Fairchild Republic and Northrop each built two prototypes for evaluation under the US Air Force's ... read more ...