Texaco Oil Fokker C-2
MODEL BY:
University of Texas
Model Scale:
1/72
MODEL ADDED:
N/A
historical significance
First Albuquerque Visit: 1932
Additional Information:
The Fokker F.VII, known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker and Fokker’s American subsidiary the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation. The military transport version of the Trimotor, called the C-2, was developed from the Fokker F.9 model and was powered by three 220 hp Wright J-5 radial piston engines and accommodated two pilots and ten passengers. Three of these aircraft were built in 1926 for use by the US Army Air Corps (USAAC).
Texaco began in Beaumont, Texas in 1902. Back then it was called The Texas Company but that was changed when a salesman saw the abbreviation “Texaco” in a telegram. As Texaco grew, so did their commitment to fuel performance. In 1932, Texaco introduced Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline, followed by Sky Chief Gasoline in 1938 – bringing higher-octane options to pumps across America. Texaco, the brand by which the public knew us, became the official corporate name in 1959.
Texaco blended aviation fuels for better performance. Special needs for aviation fuel include water removal from fuel tanks and fuel lines. One of the most important was prevention of freezing of water that could block fuel delivery system in the aircraft in flight.
In 1932, Texaco used the Fokker C-2 to conduct new fuel blend tests at Oxnard Field in Albuquerque New Mexico because of the field’s altitude being 5,280 feet above sea level.
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