Designed for intermediate level building and flying
The Fairchild C-119 "Flying Boxcar" was designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first flight was in November 1947 and the last production unit was built in 1955. More than 1100 C-119's had been built.
Used extensively in the Korean war and as the AC-119 "gunship" in South Vietnam. It was also used by the USAF in the 1960's for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from space.
The Dare C-119 was designed to fill a void in the scale twin engine arena. Just think . . . twin engine performance without twin engine complexity! Due to the proven reliability of electric flight, "engine out" is no longer a factor with this schoolyard scale transport. This simple, stable design is easy to hand launch and easy to fly. It uses the proven reliability of SPEED 400 power and makes a great first twin project!
