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Post subject: Re: Fairchild UC61 (24W) Posted: 09 May 2019, 13:02 |
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Joined: 03/17/08 Posts: 6052 Post Likes: +12334 Location: KMCW
Aircraft: B55 PII,F-1,L-2,OTW,
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The Fairchild is a wonderful airplane and the Warner is a wonderful engine. However, the Warners are becoming hard to find parts for. Not impossible, just difficult. There is nothing wrong with a Ranger engine. It has the torque to pull a plow.
A lovely airplane. Buy one and bring it to Blakesburg Iowa for Labor day weekend. The Antique Aircraft Assn flyin. Its a hoot....
_________________ Tailwinds, Doug Rozendaal MCW Be Nice, Kind, I don't care, be something, just don't be a jerk ;-)
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Post subject: Re: Fairchild UC61 (24W) Posted: 12 May 2019, 22:32 |
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Joined: 01/10/16 Posts: 1111 Post Likes: +1257 Location: KLBO
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I once spoke with a gentleman who had purchased a 24W and flew it from California to Florida where we were both based. He complained about the 115mph cruise speed and the associated fuel consumption (which I do not recall) that he experienced.
My thinking was that you purchase a Fairchild because you want a Classic, not for performance. Performance was something he should have considered before making the purchase.
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Post subject: Re: Fairchild UC61 (24W) Posted: 14 May 2019, 06:34 |
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Joined: 03/17/08 Posts: 6052 Post Likes: +12334 Location: KMCW
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Username Protected wrote: Thanks Tom & Brian. Yes, it is indeed a classic. There's a brilliant blog on Warbird Exchange about a Canadian owner (who has about as much credibility in the warbird arena as one can get) as he fiddles with the Warner motor and other airframe nuances. I understand it burns around 11gph - at speeds that most burn 7-9gph!
I remain keen to give the type a try, and came across a UC-61 converted to a Jacob radial by STC. As a Cessna 195 fan, I've learned that those engines are eminently more supportable and more powerful than the Warner, along with CS prop. I'm not certain any more speed can be had out of the frame, but I'd bet it's better for short runways and in the climb. A Jake with a C/S would make an animal out of a Fairchaild....
_________________ Tailwinds, Doug Rozendaal MCW Be Nice, Kind, I don't care, be something, just don't be a jerk ;-)
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Post subject: Re: Fairchild UC61 (24W) Posted: 15 May 2019, 06:56 |
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Joined: 10/05/11 Posts: 9552 Post Likes: +6409 Company: Power/mation Location: Milwaukee, WI (KMKE)
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Username Protected wrote: There is an older A&P active on pilotsofamerica by the name of Tom Downey. He used to have a shop somewhere in the islands, iirc Friday Harbor. He rebuilt one some years back but unfortunately rolled it into a ball at some point. While he has lets say a rather controversial online persona, he is certainly someone I would talk to if I was in the PNW and considering a Fairchild. +1 That was a gorgeous resto he did.
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Post subject: Re: Fairchild UC61 (24W) Posted: 15 May 2019, 08:55 |
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Joined: 08/03/08 Posts: 16179 Post Likes: +8782 Location: 2W5
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Username Protected wrote: Florian - thank you very much! I'll track him down. At this point all he does is engine repair work out of a shop at his house. At least on the internet, he has a propensity to get into arguments with other A&Ps about FAA legalities and I don't know enough to say whether he is right or wrong. I do think he has a wealth of experience when it comes to Fairchilds, radial engines and fabric planes in general. So that is where I would stay with the conversation if I ever met him in person
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