Fairchild 22


The Fairchild 22 Model C7 was an American two-seat touring or training monoplane designed and built by the Kreider-Reisner division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation at Hagerstown, Maryland. The aircraft has a parasol wing configuration and was used with a variety of engines; 127 were produced from 1931 to 1935.
The aircraft was tested with a variety of wing configurations and features by NACA.

Development

The aircraft was designed by George Hardman of Kreider-Reisner after Sherman Fairchild purchased the company. Marketed as the Fairchild 22 Model C7 the aircraft was certified in March 1931. The Fairchild 22 was a mixed-construction, braced parasol-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and a braced tail unit. It had two tandem open cockpits and was initially powered by an 80 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet radial engine. After test flying the prototype the first production aircraft were re-engined with a 75 hp Michigan Rover inverted inline engine. The aircraft was fitted with both inline and radial piston engines.

Variants

;C7
;C7A
;C7B
;C7D
;C7E
;C7F
;C7G
;XR2K-1
;NX14768

NACA variants

NACA tested a variety of changes on the aircraft

Specifications (C7F)

Operators