Chase C-122 "Avitruc"

[masqqqq]

I'm looking for 3-line drawing, data and pictures of transport plane Chase C-122 Avitruck.

 

[Stargazer]

No more pics for now, but a few details about the variants.

XC-123A then became a Fairchild and all subsequent versions became known as the Fairchild M-205 or C-123 Provider.

 

[thewanderingmind]

Here's a couple. The C-122s were flown by a troop carrier squadron out of Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma, in the mid 1950's, and were mothballed from there. I've seen a picture of one being flown in Alaska in commercial colors, but I can't find it right at the moment.

 

[Stargazer]

According to my data, "all C-122s were declared surplus and disposed of on the commercial market".

 

[aim9xray]

Except for YC-122C 49-2883 which was converted into the Hiller X-18.

A fairly reasonable YC-122 drawing (meant for a control-line flying model) may be found here on: eBay and
Airliners.net has a great image here.

There is a lot of information scattered across the interwebs; however "YC-122" is a better search term.

 

[Stargazer]

In the 1950s, Lockheed really had files on everything it seems!

Here is a 1951 report evaluating the potential of the Chase YC-122C Avitruc "as a Feederline Airplane," especially by comparison with the Convair CV-240 and the Douglas DC-3.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCKHEED-REPORT-ON-THE-EVALUATION-OF-THE-CHASE-C-122-AS-A-FEEDERLINE-AIRPLANE-/290776274557?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43b39dd67d

 

[Stargazer]

More pics:

 

[RAP]

Avitruc with pontoons from old ad in Aviation Week.

 

[Stargazer]

Please note that the CG-20 and C-122 were not called "Avitruck" but Avitruc, as shown in the beautiful ad shared above by RAP.

 

[Jos Heyman]

Just a small point - the YC-122 was a powered development of the XCG-18. The XCG-20 gave rise to the C-123.

 

[Stargazer]

Just a small point - the YC-122 was a powered development of the XCG-18. The XCG-20 gave rise to the C-123.

Absolutely. In my haste I forgot to make this clear: Avitruc was the name used by Chase for both the MS-7 (YC-122/A/B/C) and MS-8 (XCG-20, XC-123, C-123A and early C-123B), but not the MS-6 (XCG-18A). Only when Fairchild took over the C-123B did the name change to Provider.

 

[RAP]

Aviation Week article on Chase Aircraft. Not sure if this is the right place for it so feel free to remove.

 

[Stargazer]

Aviation Week article on Chase Aircraft. Not sure if this is the right place for it so feel free to remove.

I suppose it could also be helpful in the Stroukoff/Chase designations topic, but it's fine here.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,17666.0/all.html

 

[RAP]

Sorry, did not see that thread.

 

[RAP]

Another Avitruc ad.

 

[RAP]

And another ad...