Fairchild 42

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Model 41 and Model 42 Foursome
Type	Utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Fairchild
Designed by	John Lee
Maiden flight	19 November 1927
Number built	8

The Fairchild Model 41 Foursome was a light aircraft developed in the United States in the late 1920s and produced as the Model 42 Foursome. It was a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and three passengers were seated within a fully-enclosed cabin, and the aircraft generally resembled a scaled-down version of Fairchild's successful FC-2 design. Two prototypes were built as the Model 41 and Model 41A leading to the Model 42 production version which was built in a small series. This production version differed from the prototypes in having a redesigned, strut-braced empennage in place of the wire-braced unit of the earlier aircraft, and a more powerful version of the same Wright Whirlwind powerplant.

[edit] Specifications (Model 42)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.86 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright J-6, 330 hp (246 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h)
• Range: 700 miles (1,130 km)

[edit] References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 353. 
• aerofiles.com

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