Ranger Engines
Appearance
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Industry | Aerospace |
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Founder | Harold Caminez |
Headquarters | , United States |
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The Ranger Engines Division (also Ranger Aircraft Engine Division) of the Fairchild Engine & Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft engine company. It was known as the Fairchild Engine Division after World War II.
History
[edit]The Fairchild-Caminez Engine Corporation was founded in 1925 to produce Harold Caminez's 447 engine.[1] In 1928, it constructed a factory in Farmingdale, New York.[2] The American Airplane & Engine Corporation was founded by the Aviation Corporation in 1931 to continue manufacturing of Ranger engines.[3]
In 1934, the company name changed to Ranger Engineering Corporation, then in 1939 to Ranger Aircraft Engines, Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation.[4]
Products
[edit]Model name | Configuration | Power |
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Fairchild-Caminez Model 447 | X4 | 120 hp[5] |
Fairchild 6-370A | I6 | 120 hp[5] |
Ranger 6-390B | 120 hp[5] | |
Ranger 6-410B | 165 hp[5] | |
Ranger L-440 | I6 | 175 hp |
Ranger V-770 | V12 | 520 hp |
XV-920 | ||
XH-1850 | 1,500 hp[5] | |
Fairchild J44 | Turbojet | 1,000 lbf |
Fairchild J83 | Turbojet | 2,450 lbf |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Whitney, Daniel D. (3 April 2019). "Harold Caminez, Engine Designer". Aircraft Engine Historical Society. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Machinery and Methods in Engine Production". Aero Digest. Vol. 30, no. 1. Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corporation. January 1937. pp. 21–23. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "[Advertisement]". Aero Digest. April 1931. p. 196–197. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Puckett, H.L. (1980). Sherman Fairchild's PT-19: Cradle of Heroes. Flambeau Lith Corporation. p. 57.
- ^ a b c d e "Fairchild (Ranger)". Aircraft Engine Historical Society. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gunston, Bill (2006). World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines, 5th Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. p. 132. ISBN 0-7509-4479-X.
External links
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