Post by flyboy on Dec 2, 2016 12:13:23 GMT
THE FAIRCHILD C82 PACKET.
The C82 Packet was built by Fairchild between 1945 and 1948 and was operated by the United States Air Force Tactical Air Command and the Military Air Transport Service for almost nine years. The design, however had several serious problems which were all addressed in the design of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar.
Few of the wartime era Fairchild C82 Packets are recorded as visiting Blackbushe, however the Fairchild C-119 and US Navy / Marines version the R4Q- were seen more often.
Specification:
Crew 3
Capacity 42 troops or 34 stretchers
Length 77' 1" (23.50m)
Wingspan 106' 5.5" (32.46m)
Height 26' 4" (8.03m)
Weight Empty 32,500lb (14,773kg)
Weight Max Take-off 54,000lb (24,545kg)
Engines 2x Pratt & Whitney R2800-85 radials 2100hp (1,567KW) each
Speed Max 248mph (399km/h) at 17,500ft (5,300m)
Speed Cruise 218mph (351 km/h) at 10,000ft (3,050m)
Range 3875m (6239km)
Ceiling 21,200ft (6,460m)
Climb rate 950ft/mi (4.8m/s)
Recorded C82 Packet Movements:
45-57816 10186 C82 United States Air Force --------------- 00.12.51.
45-78717? 10187 --//-- --//-- --------------- 00.12.51.
N2047A 10184 --//-- TWA --------------- 6.10.55.
--//-- --//-- --//-- TWA / EL AL flight --------------- 6.11.55.
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THE FAIRCHILD C-119 / R4Q- FLYING BOXCAR.
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Specification.
Fairchild C-119C.
Crew 5
Capacity 67 troops or 35 stretchers or 27,500lb (12,500kg) cargo.
Length 86' 6" (26.37m)
Wingspan 109' 3" (33.3m)
Height 26' 6" (8.08m)
Weight Empty 39,800lb (18,053kg)
Weight Gross 64,000lb (29,030kg)
Weight Max Take-off 74,000lb (33,566kg)
Engines 2x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20W 28 cylinder radial engines,
3500hp (2,600 kw) each.
Speed Max 281mph (452km/h) at 18,000ft (5,500m)
Speed Cruise 200mph (322km/h)
Range 1770m (2,849km) with 5,500lb (2,500kg) cargo
Ceiling 23,900ft (7,285m)
Climb rate 1010ft/min (5.1 m/s)
To overcome the problems being experienced with the C82 Packet, Fairchild designed the C-119 / R4Q- series of twin boomed transport aircraft with more powerful engines and a strengthened fuselage to accommodate cargo, personnel and for medical litter patients with medical staff in addition to mechanised equipment. It was also utilized to drop troops and cargo by parachute and was first flown in mid November 1947 before being introduced for military service in December 1949. There were 1183 built in total and they were used by many military operators until the last one was retired by the Republic of China Air Force in 1995.
Seventy-one C-119F airframes (51-8098 - 51-8168) were built by Henry J Kaiser, at Willow Run Airport, Belleville, Michigan against Fairchild's wishes and were equipped with different engines. Most of these aircraft were delivered as R4Q's to the US Marine Corps ( several being noted at Blackbushe ). However, several ended up with the South Vietnamese Air Force in the 1970s.
There were several different models of the aircraft including 55 C-119B, 303 C-119C with dorsal fins added and tailplane extensions removed, 256 C-119F production variants for USAF and the RCAF, 480 C-119F converted with different propellers and 26 C119G modified as gunships. In addition conversions such as 6 aircraft known as the C-119K were modified with General Electric J85 under-wing turbojets. 26 aircraft were modified as the gunship AC-119K and 22 C-119L were modified from C-119Gs.
There were also 39 R4Q-!'s which were US Navy and Marine Corps versions of the C119C and 58 R4Q-2's which were later designated as C-119F. My apologies if this all is a bit difficult to follow!
For civilian use there was the Steward - Davis Jet-pack C-119 with 3400lbf (15Kn) Westinghouse J34-WE-36 dorsal jet pods giving an increased take-off weight of 77,000lb (35000 kg). There were 29 jet packs supplied for civil use in addition to 27 for the Indian Air Force which operated 79 aircraft. Finally there was one STOLmaster conversion with quick - attachment J34 jet packs which was converted in 1967.
Recorded C-119/R4Q movements:
22104 10735 C-119F Royal Canadian AF --------------- 30.7.57
22106 10737 --//-- --//-- --------------- ?
22110 10775 --//-- --//-- --------------- 20.12.57.
22123 10907 --//-- --//-- UN 31.7.57,30.11.57,31.1.58,1.2.58.
22130 10955 --//-- --//-- --------------- 15.2.58,16.2.58.
131664 10831 R4Q-2 US Marines BH VMR-252 21.10.58.
131666 10833 --//-- --//-- AC VMR-153 4.11.56,5.11.56.
131667 10834 --//-- --//-- AC VMR-153 5.11.56.
131669 10836 --//-- --//-- SH-69 30.6.58.
131670 10837 --//-- --//-- BC VMR-252 22.10.58.
131671 10838 --//-- --//-- AC VMR-153 4.11.56,5.11.56,28.6.58,->
--//-- --//-- --//-- --//-- BC --//-- 25.9.58.
131672 10839 --//-- --//-- AC VMR-153 4.11.56 from Naples->
--//-- --//-- --//-- --//-- --//-- --//-- 5.11.56,5.1.57.
131674 10841 --//-- --//-- VMR-153 24.12.56.
131675 10842 --//-- --//-- BC VMR-153 1.6.58.
131677 10844 --//-- --//-- --------------- 4.11.56 from Naples->
--//-- --//-- --//-- --//-- BC VMR-153 9.6.58.
131678 10845 --//-- --//-- BC VMR-153 25.10.58.
131679 10846 --//-- --//-- BC VMR-154 25.10.58.
131680 10847 --//-- --//-- BH VMR-252 5.1.57,2.9.58,3.9.58.
131682 10849 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 5.11.56.
131684 10851 --//-- --//-- BH VMR-252 10.10.58.
131685 10152 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 5.11.56,16.12.56.
131688 10155 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 5.11.56.
131692 ? --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 5.11.56.
131694 10879 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 25.10.58.
131704 10889 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 18.6.58.
131705 10890 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 20.9.58.
131706 10891 --//-- --//-- BC VMR-153 3.10.58.
131712 10897 --//-- --//-- BH VMR-252 00.4.58,2.5.58.
131715 10900 --//-- --//-- BH VMR-252 25.10.58.
131717 10902 --//-- --//-- LH VMR-252 ?
131719 10904 --//-- --//-- --------------- 4.11.56.
50-0136 10454 C-119C USAF --------------- 13.7.54.
51-2591 10580 --//-- --//-- --------------- 19.7.57.
51-2593 10582 --//-- --//-- --------------- 18.6.55.
51-2600 10589 --//-- --//-- --------------- 27.7.57.
51-2606 10595 --//-- --//-- --------------- 16.2.56.
51-2611 10600 --//-- --//-- --------------- 4.9.55,6.9.55,00.2.56.
51-2612 10601 --//-- --//-- --------------- 10.7.55.
51-2626 10615 --//-- --//--On loan RAE Farnborough 23.4.55,18.6.55.
51-2631 10620 --//-- --//-- --------------- 18.6.55.
51-2638 10627 --//-- --//-- --------------- 18.6.55.
51-2640 10629 --//-- --//-- --------------- 18.6.55.
51-2642 10631 --//-- --//-- --------------- 23.7.55.
51-2643 10632 --//-- --//-- --------------- 23.7.55.
51-2649 10638 --//-- --//-- --------------- 23.7.55.
51-2651 10640 --//-- --//-- --------------- 17.7.57.
51-2702 10691 C-119F --//-- --------------- 3.9.56,4.9.56.
51-8248 10796 C-119G --//-- --------------- 00.00.54.
51-8249 10797 --//-- --//-- --------------- 00.00.54.
51-8260 10808 --//-- --//-- --------------- 00.6.55,10.8.55,16.8.55.
51-8262 10810 --//-- --//-- --------------- 19.11.54.
51-8267 10815 --//-- --//-- --------------- 00.00.54.
51-8269 10817 --//-- --//-- --------------- 00.5.54.
51-8270 10818 --//-- --//-- --------------- 23.7.55.
51-8271 10819 --//-- --//-- --------------- 30.3.55,23.7.55.
52-5899 11066 --//-- --//-- --------------- 10.7.55.
52-5911 11090 --//-- --//-- --------------- 10.7.55.
52-5914 11093 --//-- --//-- --------------- 24.11.54,10.7.55.
More follows .....................
