Fairchild C-82 Packet

The Fairchild C-82 Packet was a twin-engined transport plane that was used by the United States Army Air Forces after the Second World War. It was developed by Fairchild and first flew in 1944 Only 223 units were built in total. ; most were used for troop and material transport, some were used for skydivers as well as inserts towing equipment for gliders.

In this type of aircraft is the predecessor of the C -119 Flying Boxcar. Some C -82 transport aircraft were used during the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949.

The C-82 was used in the movie Flight of the Phoenix 1965.

Military user

  • Brazil Brazil
  • Honduras Honduras
  • United States 48 United States United States Army Air Forces
  • United States Air Forces

Specifications

Fairchild Aircraft Military glider Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar United States Army Air Service United States Army Air Corps Douglas C-1 Fokker F.VII Ford Trimotor Fokker F.10 Sikorsky S-38 Lockheed Vega Northrop Alpha Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing Douglas C-54 Skymaster Douglas B-18 Bolo Noorduyn Norseman Douglas B-23 Dragon Boeing 247 Douglas C-74 Globemaster Stinson Reliant Budd RB Conestoga Taylorcraft L-2 Boeing 314 Convair XC-99 Grumman F3F Boeing XB-15 Douglas DC-5 Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Boeing C-135 Stratolifter LTV XC-142 North American Aviation Rockwell International North American F-82 Twin Mustang North American A-5 Vigilante North American A-36 Apache North American XB-21 North American XB-28 North American O-47 North American T-2 Buckeye North American Sabreliner North American X-10 North American X-15 Rockwell-MBB X-31
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