Fairchild C-82 Packet - The Military and Civil History

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Simon D. Beck, Beck Simon D.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781476669755
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6975-5
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 1941 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, HISTORY / Military / General, Military vehicles, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, Military aircraft, Aircraft and aviation, Aircraft: general interest, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air