Here are some pictures of our newest project. It is a 46' Fairchild F24W. It is a local plane that was owned by Marty Propst from Saint Augustine. The plane was dinged in an off airport landing and was taken apart for repairs. Marty was a collector and the plane was his baby. It came with TONS of spares. Cowling rings, wheel pants, everything for an extra engine but the case (Warner super scarab), and boxes of NOS Fairchild parts.
I got to fly a 24W and fell in Love.
Looked at one closely with the ServAero STC for the 220 Continental. The one I flew had a engine failure and ended up in a field also.
Dave
Cool, love the Warners. Don't have a line on any more engines do you? have a friend with a Great Lakes that is needing one.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
The guys that ran the airport here in NW Iowa where I learned to fly bought the remains of the Warner factory(I think Chicago) back in the 1960's. One weekend a kid was working on a lawnmower and started a fire that burned everything up. Was quite a blow.Cool, love the Warners.
cool,
I got to help finish a 42 project.... one of 6 or 8 made, prolly last one flying...
good info down in https://picasaweb.google.com/1014459...irchildProject as far as any Fairchild blueprints/data being burnt up also...
videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qXsBD5eos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwK4bRF4x2g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1OTMG-gCpE
even got a ride finally!
http://www.youtube.com/user/hollidayair?feature=watch
I am currently in the middle of a top Overhaul on a warner 145. I have a spare 145 as well. Perhaps we can help each other. PM me if interested. Wonderful engine.
Bill
Very Blessed.
Really a cool airplane. helped a friend work on his and got to fly it for a few hrs. Nice flying plane. You'll love it.
John
Spent lots of time rebuilding a F24...we hung a 275 Jake and a 2B-20 on that one...made a nice plane out of it! They're great planes, and a joy to fly! I also spent alot of time with a Fairchild 71. That was a fun machine!
Have fun!!
John
I had a chance to fly and buy a F-24 W years ago. A lot of room in it, but it was 40 MPH slower than my Cessna Airmaster with the same Warner engine. I passed on it ! Steve Pierce - if you need some engine parts , drop me a line ! John
Thanks guys.I will talk to my friend and be in touch. Good luck with the new project Jay.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
Thanks, It is actually going together pretty quick, we plan to have it at Sun N Fun.
There's a -24 down here in Atlanta that has a Jake on it. That thing has got some serious pull.
Mike Connor here in Georgia still does OH and rebuilds on Warners. He may have parts.
Always liked the Warner powered 24's. Unfortunately in my area there was a 24 being rebuilt that had the Warner "repurposed" for another airplane. Was sad to see the airframe sitting around.
Clay, what's the number on that 24 down there? Somewhere I've got some pics of this one..and it's been sold, so could be the same one.?? Sort of a dark creme and brown, with a Bamboo Bomber cowl?
John
I'll have to dig I to my pics to find it. This one is bright Vermillion Red, real hot looking.
At 3:50 in this video i got a couple seconds of it, but its not very good.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1891689216853
Update:
Wings on and rigged. Flaps gas tanks, interior going in, looking great.
got roped into helping(come help me for a day... 3 weeks later ..) finish & cover a 1931 Fairchild Pilgrim for the museum, this thing is HUGE!!! like 7 or 9 passengers...
talk of it used to easily haul 8 barrels or 10000 lbs of fish(never able to get above 50 ft...)
its like ~40 ft long, almost 60 ft wingspan?...
(sorry no visitors, in middle of painting now, trying to keep dust down)
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figure 5 or 6 hours to glue fabric on a cub, this took 55+.... HUGE thing.. but interesting change of scenery..
https://www.google.com/search?q=pilgrim+n709y
That Pilgrim was flown by Ernie of D and E fame, if I remember right. Maybe 1998 or so I ran into Ernie delivering a fuselage in the back of his pickup. We spoke for 10 or 15 minutes about Alaska and Airplanes, we spoke in the parking lot of the Super 8 in Fairbanks. Super nice fellow, interesting stories.
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24W is a pretty nice flying bird. Really a nice sized airplane. Tcraft128, I love the yellow and blue/whit, looks great!! I've been wanting to do that combo on our Stinson. We had this 25 around for about a year. It was Tom Burmeisters from Iowa. Sold it to some folks in Brazil. We boxed it up, went down and put it back together. Fairchild actually sold quite a few 24's in Brazil back in the day.
Gorgeous airplane and work Jay.
Steve Pierce
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford
I remember crawling around that Pilgrim when I was in ANC in '89...they had a wingtip off for some repair...looked like a bridge in there! I talked to a guy that hauled fish with it for a season...said it'd pretty much haul whatever you could stuff in, and really didn't have any bad habits. Quite the plane! Sure made the 71 that I traveled around in look small!
Very nice. Fairchilds are such wonderful planes.
Hey Jay, that F24 isn't holding up progress on the Cub is it?
A friend of mine recently picked up this W670 powered F24. I like this engine/airframe combo!
How about some pics of the interior?
Mike, all is good on the Cub, we are going to start covering soon.
No ranger love here I see
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J-5 Project Pictures
The 220 conversion has been really nice. So far I am still figuring this bird out, but have been impressed with its performance. The 24 definately is a sweet handling machine. Time for some general TLC with it, it has been sitting in a hanger for a long time and seems to run a little bit better with every hour that it fly's.
Interior:
Was that 670 powered Fairchild at Felts Field in Spokane for a while? Seems to me that the guy that ran the parts dept for Felts Field Aviation had a 670 powered one. (of course I can't remember his name right now)
**edit I was wrong***
I know it used to be based on floats up on Devil's Track lake near Grand Marais (Lake Superior, north shore harbor town). Since '99 it's been in a small private field hangar west of Hinckley, MN
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At one point in 77681's life it was based in Spokane, probably the same bird! It looks like it made its way from California, to Washington, then a fellow had it in both Rice Lake Wisconsin and Grand Marais MN for a while, from there to Hinkley MN, and now in Brainerd MN.
the good news... finally got the first coats of silver on it.....Originally Posted by mike mcs repair
the bad news... now it's time to wet sand that monster.....
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We put around 3hrs on 77681 on Wednesday. Getting the bird flying after sitting for 11 yrs has presented some basic challenges but it is running better with every hour that it flys. Next up is putting new fuel sending unit gaskets in and calibrating the units. The alternator fuse busted at a grass strip leaving my battery with zilch. Luckily the guy in the right seat was able to hand prop it. Definitely a sight
ugg, spray again tomorrow.... took 2 days to wet sand it, with an electric sander!.... I sure hope sanding it once will be enough, my shoulder and elbow are not happy already!the good news... finally got the first coats of silver on it.....
the bad news... now it's time to wet sand that monster.....
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I have owned 11 airplanes including a PT-19. One that I have always wanted, and probably will never have because of all of the years that are behind me, is a F-24 with Ranger.No ranger love here I see
Omega-3 oil Mike! Lots of it!
Mike,
Stopped in the Museum late on the 10th... Unfortunately you were not there and the hanger was locked.... Hopefully will see you next time I go up for the show.
Brian.
yeah have had to keep it locked while in painting mode to keep tracking dirt & dust down.... red in morning I hope!! took 2 hours to get 9 gallons of the 7 yr old poly tone unsludged and back to being paint.....
then camping time, but cripes, still have that darn 'S" word in the forecast all week!! and this is mid may.... global warming my a$$!!!!!!!
BTW.. this was one of those "come help me glue fabric on for a day, then I can finish it things.." we are starting on week 4 now!!!
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