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- c. 1930s
- Original photograph
- Fairchild Aviation
- Model 135, Ranger engine
- Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (6.99 x 11.59 cm)
Condition- General age-related wear
- Album mounting residue on verso
- Overall condition: Good
Overview
This photograph shows a Fairchild 135, identified by period handwriting on the photo's reverse noting both the model and its Ranger engine. Fairchild built a range of civil and utility aircraft through the 1930s, and its Ranger engine division (later spun off as the independent Ranger Engineering Corporation) supplied inverted inline engines used in a number of contemporary trainers and light aircraft. Production records for the smaller Fairchild-Kreider-Reisner derivatives, including the 135, are sparser than for the company's better-documented Model 24, which adds a layer of scarcity to a clearly identified example like this one.
The photograph's caption specifies a 320 hp rating for the Ranger engine; documented Ranger 6-cylinder engines from this era are generally recorded at closer to 165-175 hp, so the higher figure is presented here as written on the photo rather than adjusted to match published specifications.
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Internal Use- I: Small Box A 381
- P: 26-02 Planes
- LD: 260707