Fairchild Club Forum

'? The earlier 24C8E and F's did not have electric fuel guages but instead had a float guage located on the lower surface of the 20 US gallon tanks. They are located near the centre bottom of each tank close to the front and the guages screw into bosses. They are sometimes referred as Stearman style ...

'Pete;
Installation looks very similar to 1936 Fairchild 24C8E wing and aileron trailing edges where the factory utilized one long rivet to capture both sides through the rib. The wing ribs being spruce of course and the ailerons of aluminum such as your pictures indicate. If the holes don't align ...

'Tom;
Hopefully with the encouragement and a little bit of help we can get you settled in BVS. You helped us several years ago with the cast aluminum foot pegs for our C8E gear legs and it sounds like you could use a hand now. I'm just north of you in White Rock, BC and only a couple of hours away ...

'Bill;
We run two setups on two F24 C8Es with Warner 145s, one with original Breeze shielding utilizing 7mm unshielded wires and Champion C-26 plugs (plug top req. small amount removed for breeze cap to mate). The cap bails are close to the inside lip of the cowl lip but no interference. The second ...

'Hello Don et al;

Thank you and everyone else involved in resurrecting the site and volunteering your time, energy, and willingness to do so. It is excellent and promises to be even more with future contributions.
We are the current care givers of two 1936 Type 24-C8Es with Warner SS145s and ...

'Hello Harry,
yes thank you, I got your message. Very interested in the rudder and will ask some of my fellow F24 pals their opinion on a value. I wish to be fair so if you have some idea of what you want please advise. Are you able to provide a digital photo of the rudder and other items you have ...

'Hello Harry;
I'd be interested in the rudder for my '36 C8E if it's the early style, ie. the rudder horns are half moon shaped. Also require a pair of ailerons, fin fairing, tail wheel strut, and I'm sure some other items. Please let me know if you have and what you wish for them. Thank you ...