Fairchild 24
The Fairchild Model 24, also called the Fairchild Model 24 Argus and UC-61 Forwarder, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft. It first flew in 1932, and over 2230 would be produced by the time production ended in the late 1940s. The original design had a radial engine, resulting in a blunt cylindrical nose, while the later UC-61K and UC-86 used a different engine configuration resulting in a more tapered nose; overall several different engines were used across variants.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild
- Category
- Transport & cargo
- First flight
- 1932-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 90 kt
- Max speed
- 108 kt
- Range
- 404 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,700 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 2,882 lb
- Empty weight
- 1,813 lb
- Powerplant
- Ranger L-440-5 6-cyl. inverted air-cooled in-line piston engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 23.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 36.3 ft
- Height
- 7.7 ft
- Number built
- 2,232
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.