Kreider-Reisner XC-31
XC-31 | |
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Role | Single-engine transport |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Kreider-Reisner Fairchild Aircraft |
First flight | September 22, 1934 |
Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
Number built | 1 |
The Kreider-Reisner XC-31 or Fairchild XC-31 was an American single-engined
but rejected in favor of all-metal twin-engined designs.The XC-31 was built with an
aluminum alloy
framework covered by fabric, and featured strut-braced wing and fully retractable landing gear, with the main gear units mounted on small wing-like stubs and retracting inwards. An additional novel feature was the provision of main cargo doors that were parallel with the ground to facilitate loading.
Following evaluation by the USAAC, the XC-31 was transferred to
NACA, which used it for icing studies at its Langley Research Center.[2]
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (Pilot)
- Capacity: 15 passengers or 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg) of cargo
- Length: 55 ft 5 in (16.89 m)
- Wingspan: 75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
- Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
- Wing area: 802 sq ft (74.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 7,322 lb (3,321 kg)
- Gross weight: 12,750 lb (5,783 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-25 radial, 750 hp (559 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 154 mph (248 km/h, 134 kn)
- Cruise speed: 143 mph (230 km/h, 124 kn)
- Range: 775 mi (1,247 km, 673 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,570 m)
See also
Related development
- Fairchild 100
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the United States
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kreider-Reisner XC-31.
- ^ a b c "Kreider-Reisner XC-31 Fact Sheet". Online Aircraft Features. National Museum of the US Air Force. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Fairchild Model XC-31 Cargo Transport". History of Airplanes. acepilots.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.