Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
- Physical Description
- Type: Reciprocating, inverted, in-line, 6 cylinders, air-cooled
- Power rating: 164 kW (220 hp) at 2,460 rpm
- Displacement: 7.2 L (440 cu in.)
- Bore and Stroke: 105 mm (4.125 in.) x 140 mm (5.5 in.)
- Weight: 179.2 kg (395 lb)
- Summary
- Ranger Engineering of Farmingdale, New York was a unit of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation which entered the aircraft engine business in 1925 with the formation of the Fairchild-Caminez engine corporation. Initially a manufacturer of radial engines designed by Harold Caminez, whose earlier career was at the U.S. Army’s McCook Field, Fairchild later became a successful manufacturer of air-cooled in-line aircraft engines. The first model in the 6-440 series was the 130 kW (175 hp) 6-440-C2 (military designation L-440-1), certificated in July 1939. The Model 6-440-C5 (military designation L-440-5) that followed was designed with a higher compression ratio, made possible with the availability of a higher (87) Octane fuel.
- Among the military aircraft powered by the Model L-440 series were the Fairchild PT-19, PT-26, and UC-61 aircraft. Among the civilian aircraft powered by the 6-440 series were the Fairchild 24R46 and Grumman Widgeon G-44-A aircraft.
- Credit Line
- Found in the collection.
- August 26, 1943
- Inventory Number
- A19660014000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
- Materials
- Ferrous Alloy
- Non-Magnetic Metals
- Paint
- Synthetic Fabrics
- Adhesive Tape
- Rubber
- Dimensions
- Length 135 cm (53.16 in.), Width 54.4 cm (21.4 in.), Height 79.4 cm (31.25 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19660014000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv948091dbd-ec6f-4b98-a9f7-a101f6c34838
