Fairchild 22
American two-seat touring or training monoplane
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::summary American two-seat touring or training monoplane ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 22 Model C7 |
| image | Fairchild 22 C7B (N13166).jpg |
| caption | Fairchild 22 C7B |
| aircraft_type | Two-seat light touring or training monoplane |
| manufacturer | Fairchild Aircraft Corporation |
| designer | George Hardman |
| number_built | 127 |
| construction_date | 1931-1935 |
| first_flight | 1931 |
| developed_into | Fairchild 24 |
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The Fairchild 22 Model C7 was an American two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and built by the Kreider-Reisner division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation at Hagerstown, Maryland. The aircraft has a parasol wing configuration and was used with a variety of engines; 127 were produced from 1931 to 1935.
The aircraft was tested with a variety of wing configurations and features by NACA.
Development
The aircraft was designed by George Hardman of Kreider-Reisner after Sherman Fairchild purchased the company. Marketed as the Fairchild 22 Model C7 the aircraft was certified in March 1931. The Fairchild 22 was a mixed-construction, braced parasol-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a braced tail unit. It had two tandem open cockpits and was initially powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet radial engine. After test flying the prototype the first production aircraft were re-engined with a 75 hp (56 kW) Michigan Rover inverted inline engine. The aircraft was fitted with both inline and radial piston engines.
Variants
;C7 :Powered by a 75hp Michigan Rover four-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (13 built) ;C7A :Powered by a 95hp Cirrus Hi-Drive four-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (58 built). ;C7B :Powered by a 125hp Menasco C-4 Pirate four-cylinder inverted inline piston engine (eight built). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Fairchild_22_C7D.jpg" caption="Fairchild Model C7D"] ::
;C7D :Powered by a 90hp Wright Gipsy four-cylinder upright inline piston engine (one C-7C and 22 C-7D built). ;C7E :Powered by a 125hp Warner Scarab seven-cylinder radial piston engine (11 built). ;C7F :Powered by a 145hp Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder radial piston engine (nine built). ;C7G :[[File:F22 TBD.jpg|thumb|Fairchild 22 Model C7G preserved at [[Museu Aeroespacial|MUSAL]]]]Aerobatic version, powered by a 145hp Warner Super Scarab seven-cylinder radial piston engine (six built). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/EL-2003-00269.jpg" caption="XR2K-1 at Langley"] ::
;XR2K-1 :Military designation for one Scarab powered Model 22 impressed into service and used by NACA. ;NX14768 :Experimentally designed wing added to the 1933 Fairchild 22 owned by Charles Townsend Ludington under the Ludington-Griswold Incorporated company, Saybrook, CT. Test flown in 1944, the wing had a series of flaps and wing tip fins. The design proved disappointing and the airplane was later sold. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Fairchild_22C-7E_(NC9396)_(48333622966).jpg" caption="Fairchild 22C-7E at [[Mid America Flight Museum]], Texas"] ::
NACA variants
NACA tested a variety of changes on the aircraft File:Fairchild 22 (7605916756).jpg|With a leading edge high lift device File:Fairchild 22 (7605906028).jpg File:EL-2003-00269.jpg|
Specifications (C7F)
|ref=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1640 |prime units? = imp |crew=two |length m=6.78 |length ft=22 |length in=3 |span m=10.06 |span ft=33 |span in=0 |height m=2.41 |height ft=7 |height in=11 |wing area sqm=16.07 |wing area sqft=173 |empty weight kg=500 |empty weight lb=1102 |gross weight kg=794 |gross weight lb=1750 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Warner Super Scarab 7-cylinder radial piston engine |eng1 kw=108 |eng1 hp=145 |max speed kmh=214 |max speed mph=133 |range km=563 |range miles=350 |ceiling m=6095 |ceiling ft=20,000
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Operators
References
Notes
Bibliography
- (Part Work 1982–1985)
References
- (1980). "Sherman Fairchild's PT-19: Cradle of Heroes". Flambeau Lith Corporation.
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