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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 0702.PDF
364 FLIGHT Studies in Recognition Aircrait in m ARGUS (165 h.p. Warner Super-Scarab) THIS four-seater high-wing cabin monoplane is developed from the Fairchild F-24W civil type and, as the Argus, is used by the R.A.F. and the A.T.A. in considerable numbers. In the U.S.A.A.F. it is the UC-61A and the smallest in this category. A 165 h.p Warner Super-Scarab 7-cylinder radial engine powers those actually in service, but a later version with 200 h.p. Ranger in-line engine is now being produced. Top speed of the radial-engined model is 134 m.p.h., and it lands at 48 m.p.h. No armament is fitted. Recognition features include parallel-edged wings with semi circular tips, well-tapered tailplane with round tips; slab-sided fuselage with short " radial" nose; wide, fixed unfaired under carriage braced to wing struts, and thence to centre-section. Dimensions: Span 36ft. 4m., length 23ft. gin., height 7ft. 3in. uing area 173 sq. ft. Fairchild Argus (C-61A) Transport. Fa rchild CorneiJ (PT-26) Trainer. USED extensively by the R.C.A.F. as an elementary trainer, the Fairchild Cornell (PT-26) is powered by a 175 h.p. 6-cylinder inverted, in-line, air-cooled Ranger engine, and has a top speed of 115 m.p.h. It is really a modification of the American PT-23, which differs from it mainly in having open cockpits and a Continental radial engine. Some versions of the Cornell are now being fitted with the 200 h.p. Ranger, which gives a top speed of 123 m.p.h. There is no armament. Recognition points include high, aspect-ratio wings with only slight taper and blunt round tips; wide, fiat centre-section carrying fixed undercarriage; wide, symmetrically tapered tail- plane with round tips, and tapered fin and rudder with pointed apex: narrow, slab-sided fuselage with transparent cover over tandem cockpits. Dimensions: Span 36ft., length 27ft. 8in., height 7ft. gin., wing area 192.5 sq. ft.
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