Re: Small tail and big tail F24's

[Michael Kelly]

'The big tail F 24 came out in late 1937 with the 24J. The last of the small tail F 24's were with the 24-H and G models in early 1937. You can type in F24 in your search box and click it. Then click image and pictures will come up. You can do this with any type airplane. There are pictures of both the small tail and big tail F 24's. The small tail on the F 24 looks like the tail on the Fairchild 22.

Keep 'Em Flying!

Mike Kelly
Fairchild Club President.'

[Jeffrey Whitesell]

'Mike

Thanks for this - this thread started when I stumbled upon what was obviously a Fairchild 24. I have learned through the forum that the airplane was a "short nose" Ranger powered machine, since the engine mount is integral to the rest of the tube framework. I understand they went to the bolt-on engine mount so that the factory could add either the Warner or the Ranger at will, dependent on the fluctuations in availability of the Ranger due to the production of vast numbers of PT-19s for the war effort. I guess my question is were any of the "small tail" airplanes equipped with the bolt on engine mount?

I also understand that some earlier airplanes had a narrower fuselage in the back seat area - if I measure the abandoned frame, would that narrow down its vintage?

I am kicking around the idea of building up an airplane around this frame, and want to begin with the end in mind

There are no records, and no other parts. You can view all the pictures of the Frame on my Flikr account by copying the link below....

Thanks

Jeff

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84662310@N05/sets/72157632042427639/

On Nov 24, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Michael kelly wrote:

> The big tail F 24 came out in late 1937 with the 24J. The last of the small tail F 24's were with the 24-H and G models in early 1937. You can type in F24 in your search box and click it. Then click image and pictures will come up. You can do this with any type airplane. There are pictures of both the small tail and big tail F 24's. The small tail on the F 24 looks like the tail on the Fairchild 22.
>
> Keep 'Em Flying!
>
> Mike Kelly
> Fairchild Club President.
>
>

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Jeff Whitesell
topfun@fivetogether.com





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