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1 Development  





2 Operational history  





3 Variants  





4 Operators  





5 Specifications (45-A)  





6 See also  





7 References  



7.1  Citations  





7.2  Bibliography  







8 External links  














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Model 45

Role

Five-seat cabin monoplane

Manufacturer

Fairchild Aircraft

First flight

31 May 1935

Primary users

United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy

Number built

17

The Fairchild Model 45 was a 1930s American five-seat cabin monoplane aircraft designed and built by Fairchild.

Development

[edit]

During 1934 the Fairchild company designed a business or executive aircraft with five seats, designated the Model 45. It first flew on 31 May 1935. The Model 45 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional cantilever tail unit and a retractable tailwheel landing gear. The aircraft was powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 radial engine and had a luxury five-seat interior as standard. Flight testing showed that the aircraft performed well, although it was described as sedate.

The company predicted that the Model 45 would have only limited market appeal in that form, therefore only the prototype was built.

Fairchild then upgraded the prototype with a larger engine, the Wright R-760 radial, for evaluation. In this configuration it was designated the Model 45-A. This configuration was placed in production, with about 16 units being completed.

Operational history

[edit]
The Fairchild JK-1

One aircraft was bought as an executive transport by the United States Navy as the JK-1. After the United States entered the Second World War, two aircraft were impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces as the UC-88.

In 1997, Greg Herrick requested drawings of a Fairchild 45 tail section for an ongoing restoration project. The request was refused, citing the design was a trade secret. This led to a FOIA request, and lawsuit that was debated in the United States Supreme Court. The effort led to the "Herrick amendment" added to the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2012.[1] The amendment released the ATC type certificate information for 1,257 aircraft first certified in 1927 through the beginning of World War II in 1939.[2]

Variants

[edit]
45
One prototype powered by a 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 radial engine.
45-A
Production aircraft powered by a 320 hp (239 kW) Wright R-760 radial engine, 16 built.
JK-1
One 45-A for the United States Navy.
UC-88
Two 45-As impressed into service with the United States Army Air Forces.

Operators

[edit]
USA

Specifications (45-A)

[edit]

Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 1985[3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

[edit]

Related lists

References

[edit]

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ Conference Paper Retrieved November 18, 2022
  • ^ "New FAA Reauthorization Bill Requires the Preservation and Sharing of Vintage Aircraft Data". Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  • ^ Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 1985, p. 1655
  • Bibliography

    [edit]
    [edit]
    Fairchild aircraft

    Manufacturer
    designations

  • FC-1
  • FC-2
  • By role

    Experimental

  • XC-120 Packplane
  • XBQ-3
  • XH-26 Jet Jeep
  • Passenger transports

  • FC-2
  • 21
  • 22
  • 24
  • 41
  • 42
  • 45
  • 46
  • 51
  • 71
  • 81
  • 82
  • 91
  • 92
  • 100 Pilgrim
  • 150
  • 228
  • (Pilatus) PC-6
  • Military trainers

  • PT-19
  • PT-23
  • PT-26
  • XNQ
  • Military transports

  • C-26 Metroliner
  • C-82 Packet
  • C-119 Flying Boxcar
  • C-123 Provider
  • Drones and missiles

  • KAQ
  • SD-5 Osprey
  • SM-73 Goose
  • Fairchild (Canada)

  • 45-80 Sekani
  • 51/71
  • (Bristol) Bolingbroke
  • F-11 Husky
  • (Handley Page) Hampden
  • SBF Helldiver
  • Super 71
  • Fairchild-Dornier

  • 328
  • 328JET
  • Fairchild Hiller

  • FH-1100
  • Fairchild Republic

  • T-46
  • Fairchild Swearingen

  • Metroliner
  • American Helicopter

    See also
    Ranger/Fairchild aeroengines
    Fairchild Industries

    United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

    Army/Air Force sequence
    (1925–1962)

  • C-2
  • C-3
  • C-4
  • C-5
  • C-6
  • C-7
  • C-8
  • C-9
  • C-10
  • C-11
  • C-12
  • C-131
  • C-14
  • C-15
  • C-16
  • C-17
  • C-18
  • C-19
  • C-20
  • C-21
  • C-22
  • C-23
  • C-24
  • C-25
  • C-26
  • C-27
  • C-28
  • C-29
  • C-30
  • C-31
  • C-32
  • C-33
  • C-34
  • C-35
  • C-36
  • C-37
  • C-38
  • C-39
  • C-40
  • C-41
  • C-42
  • C-43
  • C-44
  • C-45
  • C-46
  • C-47
  • C-48
  • C-49
  • C-50
  • C-51
  • C-52
  • C-53
  • C-54
  • C-55
  • C-56
  • C-57
  • C-58
  • C-59
  • C-60
  • C-61
  • C-62
  • C-63
  • C-64
  • C-65
  • C-66
  • C-67
  • C-68
  • C-69
  • C-70
  • C-71
  • C-72
  • C-73
  • C-74
  • C-75
  • C-76
  • C-77
  • C-78
  • C-79
  • C-80
  • C-81
  • C-82
  • C-83
  • C-84
  • C-85
  • C-86
  • C-87
  • C-88
  • C-89
  • C-90
  • C-91
  • C-92
  • C-93
  • C-94
  • C-95
  • C-96
  • C-97
  • C-98
  • C-99
  • C-100
  • C-101
  • C-102
  • C-103
  • C-104
  • C-105
  • C-106
  • C-107
  • C-108
  • C-109
  • C-110
  • C-111
  • C-112
  • C-113
  • C-114
  • C-115
  • C-116
  • C-117
  • C-118
  • C-119
  • C-120
  • C-121
  • C-122
  • C-123
  • C-124
  • C-125
  • C-126
  • C-1272
  • C-128
  • C-129
  • C-130
  • C-131
  • C-132
  • C-133
  • C-134
  • C-135
  • C-136
  • C-1372
  • C-1381
  • C-1391
  • C-140
  • C-141
  • C-142
  • Tri-service sequence
    (1962–present)

  • C-2
  • C-3
  • C-4
  • C-5
  • C-6
  • C-72
  • C-8
  • C-9
  • C-102
  • C-11
  • C-12
  • C-131
  • C-14
  • C-15
  • C-161
  • C-17
  • C-18
  • C-19
  • C-202
  • C-21
  • C-22
  • C-23
  • C-24
  • C-25
  • C-26
  • C-27
  • C-28
  • C-29
  • C-301
  • C-31
  • C-32
  • C-33
  • C-341
  • C-35
  • C-363
  • C-37
  • C-38
  • C-391
  • C-40
  • C-41
  • C-421
  • C-431
  • C-441
  • C-45
  • C-46
  • Revived original sequence
    (2005–present)

  • C-144
  • C-145
  • C-146
  • C-147
  • Non-sequential designations

  • C-880
  • Related designations

  • CT-43
  • CV-2
  • CV-7
  • 1 Not assigned  • 2 Assigned to multiple types  • 3 Unconfirmed

    USN/USMC utility aircraft designations 1935–1962

    Utility (J)
    (1935–1955)

    Fokker

    Noorduyn

    Beechcraft

    Curtiss-Wright

    Douglas

    Bellanca

    Grumman

  • J2F
  • J3F
  • J4F
  • Stearman-Hammond

    Fairchild

  • J2K
  • Columbia

    Martin

    Lockheed

    Fairchild

  • J2Q
  • Ford

    Waco

  • J2W
  • Utility transport (JR)

    Beechcraft

    Cessna

    Grumman

  • JR2F
  • Nash-Kelvinator

    Martin

  • JR2M
  • Sikorsky

  • JR2S
  • Utility (U)
    (1955–1962)

    de Havilland Canada

    Grumman

    Piper

    Lockheed

  • UV-1L

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