10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C-82: US Air Force· Public domain
- 2. C-82A Packet CQ-585: Unknown; image provided by Greg Goebel· Public domain
- 3. C-82 342-C-K-004082: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided· Public domain
- 4. FAIRCHILD C-82A PACKET: Thornfield Hall· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Fairchild C-82A CC-CAE Taxpa Los Cer 22.04.72 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 6. Fairchild C-82A N53228 Film LGB 17.10.70: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 7. Fairchild C-82A PP-CEK Cruzeiro SDU 08.05.72 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 8. Fairchild C-82 Packet June 2016: JustSomePics· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Fairchild C-82 Packet USAF: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 10. Operators of C82: Secutorgladronwizard· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The C-82 Packet is a twin-engine, twin-boom cargo aircraft designed and built by Fairchild Aircraft.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 32.4 m wingspan
base stats
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 82 years ago, in 1944.
- Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 32.4 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1944-09-10
- number built
- 223
- role
- cargo and troop transport
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Fairchild
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-85
- passengers
- 42
- length
- 23.5 m
- wingspan
- 32.4 m
- height
- 8 m
- max take-off weight
- 24.5 t
- top speed
- 399 km/h
- cruise speed
- 351 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 6,462 m
- wings
- shoulder wing
- landing gear
- retractable tricycle gear
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1393101, Wikipedia: Fairchild C-82 Packet (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.