Model 41 and Model 42 Foursome
Model 41
General information
Type	Utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Fairchild
Designer	John Lee
Number built	8
History
First flight	19 November1927

TheFairchild Model 41 Foursome was a light aircraft developed in the United States in the late 1920s and produced as theModel 42 Foursome. It was a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The pilot and three passengers were seated within a fully enclosed cabin, and the aircraft generally resembled a scaled-down version of Fairchild's successfulFC-2 design. Two prototypes were built as theModel 41 andModel 41A leading to theModel 42 production version which was built in a small series. This production version differed from the prototypes in having a redesigned, strut-braced empennage in place of the wire-braced unit of the earlier aircraft, and a more powerful version of theWright Whirlwind powerplant.

Model 41 Foursome

First prototype four seat cabin monoplane, powered by a 220 hp (160 kW)Wright J-5, one built

Model 41A Foursome

Second prototype four seat cabin monoplane, powered by a 300 hp (220 kW)Wright J-5, one built.

Model 42 Foursome

Production four seat cabin monoplane, powered by 330 hp (250 kW)Wright J-6 engines, six built and two converted from the 41 and 41A.

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General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
• Height: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
• Wing area: 290 sq ft (27 m²)
• Airfoil: Göttingen 387
• Empty weight: 2,676 lb (1,214 kg)
• Gross weight: 4,246 lb (1,926 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 100 US gal (83 imp gal; 380 L)
• Powerplant: 1 ×Wright J-6 , 300 hp (220 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
• Cruise speed: 109 mph (175 km/h, 95 kn)
• Range: 700 mi (1,100 km, 610 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,300 ft (4,700 m)
• Rate of climb: 720 ft/min (3.7 m/s)
• Time to altitude: 10 minutes to 5,350 ft (1,630 m)

Wikimedia Commons has media related toFairchild 41.

• Juptner, Joseph J. (1966).U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 3 (ATC 201–300). Fallbrook, California, US: Aero Publishers, Inc.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 353.
• aerofiles.com

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