Fairchild C 82 Packet and C 119 Flying Boxcar

Fairchild C 82 Packet and C 119 Flying Boxcar
Author: Alwyn T. Lloyd
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Airplanes, Military
ISBN: 1857802012

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8-1/2 x 11, 250 b/w & color photos plus drawings

Fairchild C 82 Packet

Fairchild C 82 Packet
Author: Simon D. Beck
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2017-11-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781476669755

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Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname "the flying boxcar" but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years--civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

The History of the Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar

The History of the Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar
Author: Wendall Cosner
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2019-10
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1695690389

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THE HISTORY OF THE FAIRCHILD C-119 FLYING BOXCAR

Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar

Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar
Author: Simon D. Beck
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2025-01-24
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1476696071

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Canadian Warplanes

Canadian Warplanes
Author: Harold A. Skaarup
Publsiher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2009-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781440167584

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This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been flown by members of the Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the present-day Canadian Forces. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active Canadian squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to Canadian service aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout Canada and overseas. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Canada's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Canada's Warplane survivors.

Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II

Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II
Author: Graham White
Publsiher: SAE International
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780768095555

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Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, now in its second edition, coalesces multiple aspects of war-driven aviation and its amazing technical accomplishments, leading to the allied victory during the second world war. Not by chance, the air battles that took place then defined much of the outcome of one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history. Forward-thinking airplane design had to be developed quickly as the war raged on, and the engines that propelled them were indeed the focus of intense cutting-edge engineering efforts. Flying higher, faster, and taking the enemy down before they even noticed your presence became a matter of life or death for the allied forces. Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II, Second Edition, addresses British- and American-developed engines. It looks at the piston engines in detail as they supported amazing wins both in the heat of the air battles, and on the ground supplying and giving cover to the troops. This new edition, fully revised by the original author, Graham White, offers new images and information, in addition to expanded specifications on the Rolls-Royce/ Packard Merlin and the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engines. Jay Leno, a known enthusiast, wrote the Foreword.

Fairchild C 82 Packet

Fairchild C 82 Packet
Author: Simon D. Beck
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781476628646

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Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname “the flying boxcar” but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military’s needs for more than ten years—civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

Fairchild Aircraft

Fairchild Aircraft
Author: Frank Woodring,Susanne Woodring
Publsiher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2007-07-18
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781439617748

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When Orville Wright made the first successful flight of an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, no one could have envisioned the impact that the historic occasion would have on Hagerstown, Maryland, and the tri-state area of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. When Sherman M. Fairchild bought controlling interest in Hagerstown’s Kreider-Reisner Aircraft in 1929, the stage was set for the newly formed Fairchild Aircraft to become a major contributor to the country’s World War II efforts. In 1939, the company was awarded a contract to build 270 PT-19 trainers for the U.S. Army Air Corps. By the spring of 1944, Fairchild had manufactured more than 5,000 of the primary trainers, which became synonymous with the city of Hagerstown. When asked by the military to “put wings on a railroad boxcar,” Fairchild responded with various cargo aircraft including the C-82, the C-119, and the C-123. Fairchild’s contribution to the world of aviation unofficially ended in March 1984 with the delivery of the last of the A-10s contracted by the U.S. Air Force. Over the course of its history in Hagerstown, Fairchild employed more than 50,000 men and women in the manufacture of military and civilian aircraft.