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In 1935-36 Fairchild Aircraft Ltd in Canada continued development of the Super 71, leading to the larger-capacity Fairchild 82. Following the same general lines as its predecessors, it was a braced high-wing monoplane of mixed construction with a braced tail unit, tail-wheel landing gear (optionally replaceable by floats or skis) and power provided by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine. Like that of the Super 71, the fuselage of the Fairchild 82 incorporated a separate passenger cabin which, in this case, could seat a maximum of 10, and large doors were provided on each side to make easy the loading of cargo as an alternative. In the Super 71 the pilot was accommodated in a separate cockpit, behind and above the passenger cabin, a far from ideal situation. This was
resolved in the Fairchild 82 by providing a flight deck forward of the cabin to seat two, side-by-side, with its windscreen on top of the fuselage, forward of the wing, providing an excellent forward view. Only about 12 Fairchild 82s were built, four being exported and the remainder operated by Canadian airlines.
| ENGINE | 1 x Pratt & Whitney S3H1 Wasp 9-cylinder radial piston engine, 410kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2869 kg | 6325 lb |
| Empty weight | 1630 kg | 3594 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 15.54 m | 51 ft 0 in |
| Length | 11.25 m | 37 ft 11 in |
| Wing area | 31.86 m2 | 342.94 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 249 km/h | 155 mph |
| Cruise speed | 227 km/h | 141 mph |
| Ceiling | 5335 m | 17500 ft |
| Range | 1054 km | 655 miles |
| Ed Zaruk, EdZaruk(@)live .com, 02.11.2009 AXL saw service with Ontario Central Airlines in the late 40's and early 50's. One of the first things Gordie Hollinsworth did was to have it re-engined with a 985 Wasp Jr. This they accomplished by cutting the engine and mounts from an Anson Mk V,and welding it to the 82 frame. With the Anson cowling up front it began to look fairly modern.
Ed Zaruk
Bushpilot Historian
Quesnel, B.C. | | Harold McNeill, lynnmcneill(@)shaw.ca, 17.09.2009 I used to fly CF-AXL, now in the Air Museum in Ottawa and was looking for pictures of the aircraft while it was in service in Canada. I am writing a short article for my family of the time I flew the aircraft around Cold Lake, LacLaBiche and various locations in NE Alberta.
At the time it was the largest aircraft I had flow and we hauled a lot of fish out of various lakes.
Thanks
Harold McNeill
Victoria BC
250-889-1033 | | Harold McNeill, lynnmcneill(@)shaw.ca, 17.09.2009 I used to fly CF-AXL, now in the Air Museum in Ottawa and was looking for pictures of the aircraft while it was in service in Canada. I am writing a short article for my family of the time I flew the aircraft around Cold Lake, LacLaBiche and various locations in NE Alberta.
At the time it was the largest aircraft I had flow and we hauled a lot of fish out of various lakes.
Thanks
Harold McNeill
Victoria BC
250-889-1033 |
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