Fairchild Aircraft – Aircraft Production History

Fairchild Aircraft – Aircraft Production History

Fairchild Aircraft has one of the most diverse and enduring production histories in American aviation. Founded by Sherman Fairchild in the 1920s, the company evolved from pioneering cabin monoplanes and bush aircraft through wartime trainers and military transports, to close air support jets and regional airliners. This article provides a structured reference to the full Fairchild aircraft lineage, spanning over six decades of innovation.


Aircraft

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Model ▼ First Flight ▼ Number Built ▼ Type
Fairchild FC-1 1926 1 Four passenger cabin monoplane
Fairchild FC-2 1926 118 Four passenger cabin monoplane
Fairchild 71 1926 111 Eight passenger cabin monoplane
Fairchild 42 1927 8 Three passenger cabin monoplane
Fairchild 21 1927 2 Two-seat biplane
Fairchild KR-34 1928 >73 Two-seat biplane
Fairchild 100 1930 27 Nine passenger airliner
Fairchild 22 1931 127 Two-seat parasol monoplane
Fairchild 24 1932 2,232 Four passenger cabin monoplane
Fairchild 91 1935 7 Flying-boat airliner
Fairchild Model 45 1935 17 Cabin monoplane
Fairchild F-46 1937 1 Cabin monoplane
Fairchild PT-19 1939 6,397 Trainer
Fairchild AT-21 Gunner 1943 175 Trainer
Fairchild BQ-3 1944 2 Assault drone
Fairchild C-82 Packet 1944 223 Military transport
Fairchild M-84 1945 1 Four–five place family aircraft
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 1947 1,183 Military transport
Fairchild XNQ 1949 2 Trainer
Fairchild C-123 Provider 1949 307 Military transport
Fairchild XC-120 Packplane 1950 1 Military transport (experimental)
Fairchild FH-227 1956 79 Turboprop airliner
Fairchild Hiller F-27 / FH-227 1958 206 Turboprop commuter airliner
Fairchild VZ-5 1959 1 Experimental VTOL
Fairchild-Swearingen Merlin 1965 Turboprop corporate aircraft
Fairchild-Hiller FH-1100 1966 253 Turbine helicopter
Fairchild 228 1968 2 Regional jet airliner
Fairchild AC-119 1968 52 Ground-attack conversion of C-119
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner / C-26 1968 600 Turboprop airliner
Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker 1971 35 Counter-insurgency aircraft
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II 1972 716 Close air support attack aircraft
Fairchild T-46 1985 3 Trainer
Fairchild Dornier 328JET 1991 110 Commuter jet

This article is part of the Online Aviation Library manufacturer reference series. All data is provided for historical and archival research purposes.