Fairchild C-82 Packet

The Military and Civil History

Simon D. Beck (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

324 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6975-5 (ISBN)

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Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

Originally designed as a cargo and paratroop transport during World War II, the Fairchild C-82 Packet is today mainly remembered for its starring role in the Hollywood film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965). Its ungainly appearance earned it the nickname "the flying boxcar" but the aircraft was the first to achieve practical end-loading and aerial delivery of cargoes. Its outsized capacity served the U.S. military's needs for more than ten years--civilian operators flew it in remote locations like Alaska and South America for a further three decades. This book provides a comprehensive history of the C-82, detailing each of the 224 aircraft built, with technical diagrams, multiple appendices and more than 200 photos.

Simon D. Beck has had a lifelong passion for aviation history, both military and civil. Living in Christchurch, New Zealand, he has written a previous book about aviation films and penned many aviation articles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction: C-⁠82 Development History

Section One

The Airplane

Mission

Specifications

Serial Number List

Variants

Steward-Davis Jet-Packet

Jet-Packet Variants

The Flight of the Phoenix

Section Two

Military Operators

Section Three

Civil Operators/Owners

Section Four

Production Histories

Appendix I: Civil Registration to Serial Number Cross-References

Appendix II: C-⁠82 Retirement Bases/Civil Sales and NACA Assignments

Appendix III: Unknown Identities and Dispositions

Appendix IV: Conversions and Unique Packets

Appendix V: Attrition

Appendix VI: Accidents

Appendix VII: Existing Aircraft

Appendix VIII: Civil C-⁠82A Checklist

Postscript: Sebring C-82 Packets

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2017
Zusatzinfo	208 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1941 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-6975-9 / 1476669759
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6975-5 / 9781476669755
Zustand	Neuware