Kreider-Reisner

Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Aviation, Aircraft manufacturing
Founded	1923 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
Defunct	1929
Fate	Purchased by Fairchild Aircraft Company
Headquarters	Hagerstown , United States
Key people	Ammon H. Kreider (president), Lewis Reisner
Products	Aircraft

The Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company was a United States-based aviation service provider and aircraft manufacturer active between 1923 and 1929.

History

Established in 1923 in Hagerstown, Maryland, Kreider-Reisner initially operated as a subcontracting firm. By September 1925, the company had broadened its scope to include general flying services and officially incorporated. The following year, Kreider-Reisner created its inaugural aircraft, the Midget, a lightweight plane that achieved notable success in competitive events. Building on this achievement, the firm developed a two-seat utility biplane specifically for its flying operations: the C-2 Challenger. In 1928, a more compact model was introduced as the C-6 Challenger.

On April 1, 1929, the company was purchased by the Fairchild Aircraft Company, which maintained production at the Hagerstown plant under the Fairchild KR series name. Ammon H. Kreider continued serving as president but tragically died soon after in an aviation accident; Lewis Reisner also left the company shortly after. By 1931, Fairchild consolidated its headquarters at the Hagerstown location and formally rebranded itself as Fairchild Aircraft Corporation in 1935.

Aircraft

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Kreider-Reisner C-2C Challenger		Approximately 167	Single-engine utility biplane
Kreider-Reisner C-3C Challenger		4	Single-engine utility biplane
Kreider-Reisner C-4C Challenger		Around 69	Single-engine utility biplane
Kreider-Reisner C-5C Challenger		3	Single-engine utility biplane
Kreider-Reisner C-6C Challenger		7	Single-engine utility biplane
Kreider-Reisner XC-31	1934	1	Prototype single-engine monoplane transport
Kreider-Reisner Midget	1926	1	Single-engine racing monoplane

See also Fairchild 22 (Fairchild 22 Model C7)

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, p. 1674