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| + | The <b> Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation</b>, founded in 1920 by the inventor and entrepreneur Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 - March 28, 1971)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Fairchild|Wikipedia entry on Sherman Mills Fairchild</ref> was the manufacturer of a range of [[US aerial cameras|aerial cameras]]. | ||
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| + | =Background= | ||
| + | Sherman M. Fairchild was born in Oneonta, New York, in April 1896 as the only child of congressman and a founder of International Business Machines (IBM), George W Fairchild. Sherman attended college at Harvard, the University of Arizona, and Columbia, studying engineering and aerial photography (graduating from none of them). In 1917 Fairchild was rejected from the US military because of poor health. Determined to help with the war effort, he and his father went to Washington to see if his experience with cameras might be helpful. At the time, the aerial cameras available to the US Army produced poor quality images because the camera's slow shutter speed could not keep up with the motion created by the airplane. Fairchild developed a camera with an between-the-lens shutter which produced much clearer images. Even though the Army did not accept his camera until World War I had ended, it acquired two units for training. Fairchild started the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation in February 1920 as a vehicle to built and distribute his aerial cameras. Soon after the US Army placed orders for the and made the Fairchild the standard military camera.<ref>[http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Fairchild/Aero25.htm| Fairchild Aviation Corporation by the US Centennial of Flight Commission]</ref> | ||
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| + | =Cameras produced by Fairchild= | ||
Cameras produced by Fairchild: | Cameras produced by Fairchild: | ||
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| − | + | ==F-8== | |
| + | The [[Fairchild F-8 |F-8]] was focal plane shutter camera for oblique aerial photos, manufactured by Fairchild (fitted with a [[Schneider]] Xenar 240mm/f8) and under licence by [[Keystone]] (fitted with a [[Wollensak]] 375mm /5.6) | ||
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| + | ==F-17== | ||
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| + | ==F-56== | ||
| + | A Reconnaissance Camera, primarily operated by the US Navy, fitted with a range of lens cone options: | ||
| + | *5.25-inch / f6.3 | ||
| + | *8.25-inch / f4 | ||
| + | *20-inch / f5 | ||
| + | * 40-inch / f8 | ||
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| + | ==K-6== | ||
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| + | ==K-17== | ||
| + | The K-17 was a Reconnaissance and Mapping Camera with between-the-lens shutter camera for vertical and oblique aerial photos, using 9 1/2" wide roll film for 9" x 9" images, with exchangeable cones with Metrogon lens of 6", 12" and 24" focal length <ref name="20th Combat Mapping Squadron">[http://mysite.verizon.net/yenrav/20cms/cameras.htm| Aerial Cameras by 20th Combat Mapping Squadron]</ref> | ||
| + | *6-inch / f6.3 | ||
| + | *12-inch / f5 | ||
| + | *24-inch / f6 | ||
| + | ==K-18== | ||
| + | The K-18 was a Medium to High Altitude Reconnaissance Camera for 9 1/2" wide roll film for 9" x 18" negatives. The camera was comprised of a single-unit housing and 24-inch / f6 focal length <ref name="20th Combat Mapping Squadron" /> | ||
| + | ==K-19B== | ||
| + | The K-19B Night Reconnaissance Camera for 9" x 9" format with a 12-inch / f2.5 lens cone <ref name="20th Combat Mapping Squadron" /> | ||
| + | ==K-20== | ||
| + | The K-20 was a low altitude aerial camera for oblique photos, with a 6.375-inch / f4.5 lens, designed by Fairchild and manufactured under licence by [[Graflex]] | ||
| + | ==K-22== | ||
| + | An focal plane shutter camera for 9" x 9" format with a range of lens cone options for <ref name="20th Combat Mapping Squadron" /> | ||
| + | *6-inch / f6.3 | ||
| + | *12-inch / f5 | ||
| + | *24-inch / f6 | ||
| + | *40-inch / f5 | ||
| + | *40-inch / f5.6 | ||
| + | *40-inch / f8 | ||
| + | ==K-25== | ||
| + | An aerial camera for oblique photos, designed by Fairchild and manufactured under licence by [[Graflex]] | ||
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| + | = Notes = | ||
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Revision as of 10:05, 13 July 2010
IN PROGRESS
The Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation, founded in 1920 by the inventor and entrepreneur Sherman Mills Fairchild (April 7, 1896 - March 28, 1971)[1] was the manufacturer of a range of aerial cameras.
Contents
Background
Sherman M. Fairchild was born in Oneonta, New York, in April 1896 as the only child of congressman and a founder of International Business Machines (IBM), George W Fairchild. Sherman attended college at Harvard, the University of Arizona, and Columbia, studying engineering and aerial photography (graduating from none of them). In 1917 Fairchild was rejected from the US military because of poor health. Determined to help with the war effort, he and his father went to Washington to see if his experience with cameras might be helpful. At the time, the aerial cameras available to the US Army produced poor quality images because the camera's slow shutter speed could not keep up with the motion created by the airplane. Fairchild developed a camera with an between-the-lens shutter which produced much clearer images. Even though the Army did not accept his camera until World War I had ended, it acquired two units for training. Fairchild started the Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation in February 1920 as a vehicle to built and distribute his aerial cameras. Soon after the US Army placed orders for the and made the Fairchild the standard military camera.[2]
Cameras produced by Fairchild
Cameras produced by Fairchild:
F-1
F-8
The F-8 was focal plane shutter camera for oblique aerial photos, manufactured by Fairchild (fitted with a Schneider Xenar 240mm/f8) and under licence by Keystone (fitted with a Wollensak 375mm /5.6)
F-17
An
F-56
A Reconnaissance Camera, primarily operated by the US Navy, fitted with a range of lens cone options:
- 5.25-inch / f6.3
- 8.25-inch / f4
- 20-inch / f5
- 40-inch / f8
K-6
An
K-17
The K-17 was a Reconnaissance and Mapping Camera with between-the-lens shutter camera for vertical and oblique aerial photos, using 9 1/2" wide roll film for 9" x 9" images, with exchangeable cones with Metrogon lens of 6", 12" and 24" focal length [3]
- 6-inch / f6.3
- 12-inch / f5
- 24-inch / f6
K-18
The K-18 was a Medium to High Altitude Reconnaissance Camera for 9 1/2" wide roll film for 9" x 18" negatives. The camera was comprised of a single-unit housing and 24-inch / f6 focal length [3]
K-19B
The K-19B Night Reconnaissance Camera for 9" x 9" format with a 12-inch / f2.5 lens cone [3]
K-20
The K-20 was a low altitude aerial camera for oblique photos, with a 6.375-inch / f4.5 lens, designed by Fairchild and manufactured under licence by Graflex
K-22
An focal plane shutter camera for 9" x 9" format with a range of lens cone options for [3]
- 6-inch / f6.3
- 12-inch / f5
- 24-inch / f6
- 40-inch / f5
- 40-inch / f5.6
- 40-inch / f8
K-25
An aerial camera for oblique photos, designed by Fairchild and manufactured under licence by Graflex
