Boom time – Key Publishing

Boom time

TECHNICAL DETAILS FAIRCHILD C-82 A rear boom assembly being mated to the main wings of a C-82A at the Hagerstown factory. FAIRCHILD Fairchild opted for a twin-boom configuration, which allowed for easy access in terms of the loading and air-dropping of freight from the rear of the fuselage. The fuselage itself was an all-metal semi-monocoque, made up of seven main parts: the base, two side sections, the upper front section, upper rear section, nose section and rear (clamshell door) section.