Fairchild FC-2
The Fairchild FC-2 was an American single-engine, high-wing cabin monoplane of the late 1920s, the production version of the FC-1 that Sherman Fairchild had designed in-house because no existing aircraft suited his aerial photography and survey business. Its enclosed, extensively glazed cabin, folding wings and choice of wheel, ski or float undercarriages made it a versatile utility aircraft: it flew airmail, passengers and freight, and Fairchild FC-2s, 2Ws and 2W2s did much of the flying that opened up the Canadian North. The family was developed into the Models 51 and 61 and, through them, the Model 71.