Ranger Engines

The Ranger Engines Division (also Ranger Aircraft Engine Division) of the Fairchild Engine & Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft engine company. It was known as the Fairchild Engine Division after World War II.

Ranger Engines

Industry	Aerospace
Founder	Harold Caminez
Headquarters	Farmingdale, New York , United States

Fairchild L-440 air-cooled, six-cylinder, inverted, in-line engine used in Fairchild PT-19

A preserved Ranger V-770

History

The Fairchild-Caminez Engine Corporation was founded in 1925 to produce Harold Caminez's 447 engine.^[1] In 1928, it constructed a factory in Farmingdale, New York.^[2] The American Airplane & Engine Corporation was founded by the Aviation Corporation in 1931 to continue manufacturing of Ranger engines.^[3]

In 1934, the company name changed to Ranger Engineering Corporation, then in 1939 to Ranger Aircraft Engines, Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation.^[4]

Products

Model name	Configuration	Power
Fairchild-Caminez Model 447	X4	120 hp[5]
Fairchild 6-370A	I6	120 hp[5]
Ranger 6-390B		120 hp[5]
Ranger 6-410B		165 hp[5]
Ranger L-440	I6	175 hp
Ranger V-770	V12	520 hp
XV-920
XH-1850		1,500 hp[5]
Fairchild J44	Turbojet	1,000 lbf
Fairchild J83	Turbojet	2,450 lbf

See also

• List of aircraft engines