Flight, January 1929

THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AERONAUTICAL EXPOSITION
  
   The Fairchild 21, was perhaps the most interesting of the light 'plane exhibits. It was one of three types shown by the Fairchild Airplane Mfg. Corp., of Long Island, N.Y., being one of the latest - and to a certain extent, experimental - types produced by this firm. It is a two-seater (tandem) low-wing "semi-cantilever" monoplane fitted with an 80 h.p. "Genet" engine. The wings have spruce box spars, double drag bracing, and employ the Gottingen 387 wing section. The fuselage is of CM. steel-tube construction, jigged for interchangeability, and the landing gear is of the non-axle type, 8-ft. track, with oil and spring action giving 10 1/2 in. vertical travel. The wheels are fitted with brakes while a swivel tail wheel is used instead of a tail skid. Dual control - stick and rudder pedals - is provided. Characteristics: Span, 28 ft. 3 in.; O.A. length, 21 ft. 6 in.; wing area, 139 sq. ft.; weight, empty, 755 lbs.; total weight, 1,250 lbs.; speed range, 40-105 m.p.h.; climb, 700 ft. per min.; cruising range, 425 miles.