Fairchild 34-42 Niska

Fairchild 34-42 Niska

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The 34-42 was a special version of the Model 82, fitted with a 420 hp Ranger SVG 770-A-3 engine, and with enlarged fin and rudder. Alex Schneider took the ski-equipped Niska on its first flight from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada to the end of March, 1937.
At Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, airworthiness tests were conducted in May, however, due to unsatisfying rate of climb the CofA was refused. In August it was taken to the USA for tests. CF-AXO returned to Canada where the Ranger engine was removed and a 600 hp Pratt & Whitney S3H1 Wasp was fitted.
The aircraft was sold as an 82D registered CF-MAK and was the sole 82D staying in Canada where it was operated equipped with either wheels, skis, or floats as undercarriage. Niska was named after an Indian tribe living on the Nass River in British Colombia, Canada.


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The 34-42 was a special version of the Model 82, fitted with a 420 hp Ranger SVG 770-A-3 engine, and with enlarged fin and rudder. Alex Schneider took the ski-equipped Niska on its first flight from Longueuil, Quebec, Canada to the end of March, 1937. At Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, airworthiness tests were conducted in May, however, due to unsatisfying rate of climb the CofA was refused. In August it was taken to the USA for tests. CF-AXO returned to Canada where the Ranger engine was removed and a 600 hp Pratt & Whitney S3H1 Wasp was fitted. The aircraft was sold as an 82D registered CF-MAK and was the sole 82D staying in Canada where it was operated equipped with either wheels, skis, or floats as undercarriage. Niska was named after an Indian tribe living on the Nass River in British Colombia, Canada.