Fairchild C-82 Packet

The Military and Civil History

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-29
Mått:178 x 254 x 17 mm
Vikt:1 941 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:324
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476669755

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Simon D. Beck has had a lifelong passion for aviation history, both military and civil. Living in Christchurch, New Zealand, he has written a previous book about aviation films and penned many aviation articles.

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“Not much had been written about the C-82 so Beck well and truly is king of this particular hill. The book also represents the first published account of the C-82 largest civilian operator, Steward-Davis Inc.”—SpeedReaders.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: C-⁠82 Development HistorySection OneThe AirplaneMissionSpecificationsSerial Number ListVariantsSteward-Davis Jet-PacketJet-Packet VariantsThe Flight of the PhoenixSection TwoMilitary OperatorsSection ThreeCivil Operators/OwnersSection FourProduction HistoriesAppendix I: Civil Registration to Serial Number Cross-ReferencesAppendix II: C-⁠82 Retirement Bases/Civil Sales and NACA AssignmentsAppendix III: Unknown Identities and DispositionsAppendix IV: Conversions and Unique PacketsAppendix V: AttritionAppendix VI: AccidentsAppendix VII: Existing AircraftAppendix VIII: Civil C-⁠82A ChecklistPostscript: Sebring C-82 PacketsBibliographyIndex