Fairchild 82

what is it?

The Fairchild 82 and the 34-42 Niska are a family of utility aircraft produced in Canada in the mid-1930s, based on designs by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada)'s parent company in the United States.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 15.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 249 km/htop speed
• range 1,054 kmwithout refuelling
• size 2,869 kgmax take-off weight
• built 24made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,054 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

spec sheet

first flight

1935

number built

24

role

civil utility aircraft

makers

Fairchild

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Wasp 9 cylinder air-cooled radial engine

length

11.3 m

wingspan

15.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

2,869 kg

top speed

249 km/h

range

1,054 km

ceiling

4,770 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.