Ranger Engineering of Farmingdale, New York was a unit of the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation which entered the aircraft engine business in 1925 with the formation of the Fairchild-Caminez engine corporation. Initially a manufacturer of radial engines designed by Harold Caminez, whose earlier career was at the U.S. Army’s McCook Field, Fairchild later became a successful manufacturer of air-cooled in-line aircraft engines. The first model in the 6-440 series was the 130 kW (175 hp) 6-440-C2 (military designation L-440-1), certificated in July 1939. The Model 6-440-C5 (military designation L-440-5) that followed was designed with a higher compression ratio, made possible with the availability of a higher (87) Octane fuel.
Among the military aircraft powered by the Model L-440 series were the Fairchild PT-19, PT-26, and UC-61 aircraft. Among the civilian aircraft powered by the 6-440 series were the Fairchild 24R46 and Grumman Widgeon G-44-A aircraft.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
August 26, 1943
United States of America
PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Type: Reciprocating, inverted, in-line, 6 cylinders, air-cooled
Power rating: 164 kW (220 hp) at 2,460 rpm
Displacement: 7.2 L (440 cu in.)
Bore and Stroke: 105 mm (4.125 in.) x 140 mm (5.5 in.)
Weight: 179.2 kg (395 lb)
Length 135 cm (53.16 in.), Width 54.4 cm (21.4 in.), Height 79.4 cm (31.25 in.)
Ferrous Alloy
Non-Magnetic Metals
Paint
Synthetic Fabrics
Adhesive Tape
Rubber
A19660014000
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