Editing Fairchild Aircraft (section)

===Postwar===
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The C-82 Packet led to the [[Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar|C-119 Flying Boxcar]], another U.S. military transport aircraft. The C-119 could carry cargo, personnel, stretcher patients and mechanized equipment with the ability to make "paradrops" of cargo and troops. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built for use in the USAF, the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] and others. Many were converted into waterbombers after being retired from military service.

In 1949, the [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], '''Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation''' developed the [[Chase XCG-20]] glider into the [[Fairchild C-123 Provider|C-123 Provider]] transport which entered service in 1955. In 1954 Fairchild purchased the American Helicopter Company, incorporating it and the [[American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep|XH-26 Jet Jeep]] as a division.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jNwDAAAAMBAJ&dq=true&pg=PA148 "Flying Jeep."] ''Popular Mechanics'', September 1952, p. 44.</ref> In 1956, the company acquired rights to the [[Fokker F27|Fokker Friendship]], producing 206 of the aircraft as the [[Fairchild F-27]] and [[Fairchild Hiller FH-227]]. During the 1950s, Fairchild was a large subcontractor to Boeing for [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52]] fuselage sections and wing panels. Later, the company built [[McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II]] tail sections, [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] tails, and [[Space Shuttle orbiter]] stabilizers.  

In 1964, the company purchased [[Hiller Aircraft]], changing its name to '''Fairchild Hiller''' and producing the [[Fairchild Hiller FH-1100|FH-1100]], until 1973 when the helicopter division was sold back to Stanley Hiller. In 1965, the company acquired the [[Republic Aviation|Republic Aviation Company]].

Following the death of its founder, Fairchild changed its name to '''Fairchild Industries''' in 1971. This was a merger of '''Fairchild-Hiller Corporation''', division and subsidiaries: Fairchild Aircraft Marketing Company, Fairchild Aircraft Services Division, Fairchild Republic Division, Fairchild Space and Electronics Division, Fairchild Stratos Division, Burns Aero Seat Company, Inc., Fairchild Arms International, Ltd.,  Fairchild Aviation (Asia) Ltd., Fairchild Aviation (Holland) N.V., Fairchild-Germantown Development Company, Inc. and S.J. Industries, Inc. Before 1971, Fairchild Industries was a term used to include many of the companies of its founder [[Sherman Mills Fairchild]].

After the name change, the company purchased Swearingen and manufactured the [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]], a successful commuter aircraft that gained orders from the U.S. military as the [[Fairchild C-26 Metroliner|C-26 Metroliner]].  In 1971, the company began developing the [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]] in [[Germantown, Maryland]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=1974-06-20 |title=New A-10 Jet Is Rated Over A-7 For Support of Combat Troops |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/20/archives/new-a10-jet-is-rated-over-a7-for-support-of-combat-troops.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> which prevailed over the rival [[Northrop YA-9]] in the A-X competition for an eventual production run of 716 aircraft.

The company developed the [[Fairchild T-46|T-46]] jet trainer to replace the elderly [[Cessna T-37 Tweet]] trainer, but it was not accepted by the Air Force because of performance problems.

Their association with Boeing continued into the 1980s as they built wing control surfaces for 747s and 757s.

Aircraft production was ended in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1984.

After the company took over [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier's]] civil assets in 1996, the company was renamed '''Fairchild Dornier'''. The company commenced production of the [[Dornier 328]] in 1998 under license from [[Deutsche Aerospace AG]] (DASA).

In December 1999, Fairchild Aerospace Corporation was acquired by German insurer [[Allianz]] A.G. and the United States investment group [[Clayton, Dubilier & Rice]] Inc. for $1.2 billion.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/29/business/company-news-fairchild-aerospace-is-sold-for-1.2-billion.html "Fairchild Aerospace is sold for $1.2 billion."] ''The New York Times,'' 29 December 1999. Retrieved: 28 July 2011.</ref>

In 2003, the assets of Fairchild were purchased by [[M7 Aerospace]] and the new company was moved to San Antonio.

On December 15, 2010, M7 was purchased by the United States subsidiary of the Israeli defense contractor [[Elbit Systems]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Elbit Systems U.S. Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of M7 Aerospace for $85 Million|url=http://ir.elbitsystems.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=61849&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1507876|website=Elbit Systems|access-date=12 March 2016|date=December 15, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> M7 Aerospace does not manufacture aircraft, but focuses on aerospace parts and support services.