Fairchild 22

The aircraft has a parasol wing configuration and was used with a variety of engines; 127 were produced from 1931 to 1935.

The aircraft was tested with a variety of wing configurations and features by NACA.

The aircraft was designed by George Hardman of Kreider-Reisner after Sherman Fairchild purchased the company.

It had two tandem open cockpits and was initially powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet radial engine.

After test flying the prototype the first production aircraft were re-engined with a 75 hp (56 kW) Michigan Rover inverted inline engine.

Fairchild Model C7D
Fairchild 22 Model C7G preserved at MUSAL
XR2K-1 at Langley
Fairchild 22C-7E at Mid America Flight Museum , Texas