Fairchild Aircraft

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Fairchild Aircraft was an American aerospace company known for producing military and civilian aircraft, including notable transport and trainer planes throughout the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerospace company ⓘ
aircraft manufacturer ⓘ
activity aircraft production for the U.S. military ⓘ
production of civilian airliners ⓘ
aircraftRoleProduced cargo aircraft ⓘ
close air support aircraft through Fairchild Republic A-10 program ⓘ
primary trainer aircraft ⓘ
troop transport aircraft ⓘ
aircraftTypeProduced single-engine trainer aircraft ⓘ
turboprop airliners ⓘ
twin-engine transport aircraft ⓘ
basedIn Hagerstown, Maryland ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
collaboratedWith Fokker ⓘ
contributedTo U.S. airlift capability during the Cold War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
developedVariantOf Fokker F-27 ⓘ
surface form: Fokker F27 Friendship
foundedBy Sherman Fairchild ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryOrDivision Republic Aviation ⓘ
surface form: Fairchild Republic
industry aerospace industry ⓘ
aviation industry ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ
locationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
market commercial aviation market ⓘ
military aviation market ⓘ
notableFor boxcar-style cargo aircraft designs ⓘ
rugged short takeoff and landing transports ⓘ
notableProduct Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar ⓘ
Fairchild C-123 Provider ⓘ
Fairchild C-82 Packet ⓘ
Fairchild F-27 ⓘ
Fairchild F-27 ⓘ
surface form: Fairchild FH-227

Fairchild PT-19 ⓘ
Fairchild PT-19 ⓘ
surface form: Fairchild PT-26

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ⓘ
product civil aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ
roleInHistory important trainer aircraft producer during World War II ⓘ
major U.S. military transport aircraft supplier ⓘ
servedCustomer United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
civil airlines ⓘ
specialization trainer aircraft design ⓘ
transport aircraft design ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Wernher von Braun → employer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Industries
Saab 340 → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Sherman Fairchild → familyName → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild
Sherman Fairchild → founded → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Aviation Corporation
Sherman Fairchild → founded → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.
Sherman Fairchild → founded → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Sherman Fairchild → founded → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Aviation Corporation’s predecessors and affiliates
Sherman Fairchild → employer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Aviation Corporation
Alexander Kartveli → employer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Republic
Republic Aviation → mergedInto → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Hiller
Republic Aviation → successor → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Republic
Flying Boxcar → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
subject surface form: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Fairchild C-82 Packet → manufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Fairchild-Dornier → predecessor → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
PC-6 Porter → producedByUnderLicense → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Hiller
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster → aircraftManufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fairchild Hiller
SF34 → aircraftManufacturer → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ
Saab‑Fairchild partnership → partner → Fairchild Aircraft ⓘ