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33-402: Fairchild had approached a number of aircraft builders with specifications for what he considered to be an ideal aircraft for this type of work, with which he hoped to replace the variety of types that his firm then operated. Believing the quotes he received to be excessive, Fairchild opted to produce the aircraft in-house, purchasing facilities at Farmingdale, New York for the purpose. The design

66-525: A 15-square-mile (39 km ) tract of land from three Native American tribes. This is known as the Bethpage Purchase and includes what is now Farmingdale – in addition to Bethpage , Melville , North Massapequa , Old Bethpage , Plainedge , and Plainview . One of two houses he erected in the area (built c. 1738) still stands on Merritts Road in Farmingdale. In the 1830s, anticipating construction of

99-442: A floatplane made the first contract Air Mail flight operated by Pan American Airways . When unable to begin its service over Foreign Air Mail Route #4 (FAM-4) between Key West , Florida, and Havana , Cuba , on that date (as required under its contract) because heavy rains had delayed completion of the new runway at Key West needed to accommodate the company's Fokker F.VIIa/3m type tri-motor transports, PAA chartered (cost: $ 145.45)

132-614: A mile a minute. For many years, the town celebrated its birth with the annual Hardscrabble Fair, with music, food and games. It was normally held in May. Farmingdale is also associated with several unincorporated areas outside the village limits, including South Farmingdale (also in the Town of Oyster Bay), and East Farmingdale (in the Town of Babylon , within Suffolk County ). Many nearby places not within

165-580: Is within a fifteen-minute drive of the park. It is also approximately 37 mi (59 km) southeast of Midtown Manhattan and can be reached via the Ronkonkoma Branch of the Long Island Rail Road . The Long Island Expressway and Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway are the best way to reach Farmingdale from the city and the mainland. The first European settler in the area was Thomas Powell , who arrived in 1687. On October 18, 1695, he purchased

198-526: The FC-2 . The production aircraft differed from the prototype by having increased cabin volume, and was offered with a choice of powerplants. Other options included a choice of wheeled, ski, or float undercarriage. Early production aircraft fitted with only three longerons in the rear fuselage gave this batch of aircraft a "Razorback" appearance leading to its nickname. Later production series eliminated this distinctive feature. Designed with aerial photography in mind,

231-631: The Long Island Rail Road 's Farmingdale station. Major roads are New York State Routes 24 (Conklin Street), 27 (Sunrise Highway), 109 (Fulton Street), and 110 (Broad Hollow Road), as well as the Southern State Parkway and Bethpage State Parkway . The village is the site of a transit-oriented development centered around the LIRR station. A Long Island Greenway is planned from Farmingdale to Montauk. Wright Whirlwind The Wright Whirlwind

264-536: The Long Island Rail Road , land developer Ambrose George purchased a large tract of land between a community then known as Bethpage, now Old Bethpage, and an area in Suffolk County known as Hardscrabble . He built a general store in the western part of this property which he named Farmingdale . When the LIRR started service to the area in October 1841, it used the name Farmingdale for its latest stop, here, on

297-590: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km ), all land. Between the 1990 Census and the 2000 census, the village gained territory. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Farmingdale has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Farmingdale was 102 °F (38.9 °C) on July 6, 2010, and July 22, 2011, while

330-480: The bore . This family included three members: the nine-cylinder R-975 , the seven-cylinder R-760 , and the five-cylinder R-540 , providing a range of different power levels using the same basic design. Of these, the R-975 proved the most popular, especially because of its use in armored fighting vehicles during World War II . During the mid-1930s, Wright also developed two fourteen-cylinder double-row versions of

363-513: The 3,216 households 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 29.8% of households were one person and 11.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.19. The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age

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396-540: The Bethpage State Park golf courses and the Long Island Railroad trackage, encompassing rolling hills and a wide boulevard, are known as the more upscale part of Farmingdale Village. Later, Farmingdale became a locus for the aircraft industry, notably Republic Aviation Company . In 1899, Mile-a-Minute Murphy rode a bicycle along the Long Island Rail Road 's Central Branch through the Farmingdale area at

429-569: The FC-2 La Niña (NC-1654, c/n 15) piloted by Cy Caldwell and belonging to West Indian Aerial Express, a company which would be acquired by Pan Am a year later. Due to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement to standardize engines, the basic FC-2 design was re-engineered with a 215 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial engine and redesignated as the FC-2L. In this form, the type flew with RCAF units, primarily in northern operations. A further version for

462-551: The FC-2L featured an enclosed and heated cabin with extra windows to allow for an improved downward view. The Royal Canadian Air Force initially procured the type for this role, before utilizing the aircraft primarily as a light transport. A version optimized for cargo carrying was produced as the FC-2W with a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine and increased wingspan. Two of this latter version were destined for fame: City of New York , flown by Charles Collyer and John Mears for

495-668: The Lawrance company in 1923 and build the J-1 itself. Wright's J-1 was the first engine in its nine-cylinder R-790 Whirlwind series and was quickly followed by the J-3, J-4, J-4A, J-4B, and finally the popular and successful J-5 of 1925. In 1928, Wright replaced the R-790 series with the J-6 Whirlwind family, in which a supercharger was added to boost engine power and the cylinders were enlarged by expanding

528-586: The Mayor of Farmingdale is Ralph Ekstrand, the Deputy Mayor is William Barrett, and the Village Trustees are Cheryl Parisi, Walter Priestley, and Craig Rosasco. In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Farmingdale voters voted for Donald J. Trump (R) . Farmingdale is served by Republic Airport , a major general aviation reliever to the east of New York City ; NICE routes n70 and n71; and

561-576: The RCAF, known as the FC-2V, was also developed. The basic FC-2 design was further evolved into the model 51 and 71. The Model 51 was a modernized version of the FC-2 produced in 1930 to compete with new transports in the marketplace, the most significant single change being the fitting of a more powerful Wright J-6 engine again. A few examples were converted from FC-2s. The RCAF Model 51 aircraft had light bomb racks under

594-778: The Whirlwind, the R-1510 of 600 hp (450 kW), and the R-1670 of 800 hp (600 kW). These were used in a number of military aircraft prototypes, but neither engine reached the production stage. Air-cooled Whirlwinds were lighter and more reliable than liquid-cooled engines of similar power, since a liquid cooling system added weight and required extra maintenance. Thanks to these advantages Whirlwind engines were used widely and were built in large numbers. Licensed copies were produced by manufacturers such as Continental Motors , Hispano-Suiza , and adapted for Soviet government production by

627-454: The aerial survey role. General characteristics Performance Farmingdale, New York Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York , United States. The population was 8,466 at the time of the 2020 Census. The Lenox Hills neighborhood is adjacent to Bethpage State Park and the rest of the town

660-465: The aircraft specifications include usage for carrying passengers, mail and advertising. The prototype FC-1 flew in June 1926, and initial testing found its original Curtiss OX-5 engine to be inadequate. A Wright J-4 with double the horsepower was soon substituted and the aircraft was redesignated FC-1A . This was felt to have commercial potential, and in a slightly revised form, was put into production as

693-469: The coldest temperature recorded was −1 °F (−18.3 °C) on January 4, 2014. As of the 2010 census The population of the village was 88.2% White, 71.1% Non-Hispanic White , 2.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 4.7% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.7% of the population. At the 2000 census there were 8,399 people, 3,216 households, and 2,051 families in

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726-632: The fuselage and were used for practice bombing at Camp Borden. The Model 61 also had the J-6 engine, but included a redesigned cabin to add another two passenger seats. Only three of these were built, modified from FC-2W2s, but the cabin modification was retained in the Model 71 . The RCAF used the Model 71 as both a rugged, reliable and highly useful light transport and due to its camera bay for vertical photography and low rear-door windows to permit oblique photography, useful in

759-414: The line it was building to Greenport . Stagecoaches took people from the Farmingdale station to Islip, Babylon, Patchogue, Oyster Bay South, and West Neck (Huntington area). In 1886 a fire department was organized, and in 1904, Farmingdale incorporated as a village. The Lenox Hills Country Club, an 18-hole private golf course designed by Devereux Emmet , was developed north of the community in 1923 and

792-582: The overland portions of their record-breaking around-the-world trip in June–July 1928, and Stars and Stripes (Serial No. 140), an FC-2W2 taken by Richard Evelyn Byrd on his Antarctic expedition of the same year. Byrd's aircraft was preserved at the Virginia Aviation Museum , on loan from the National Air and Space Museum . When the Virginia Aviation Museum was closed in 2016, Stars and Stripes

825-713: The southernmost part of Bethpage State Park, where the clubhouse is located. A road sign on Main Street in the south-east section of South Farmingdale (and over a mile from the Village of Farmingdale) welcomes travelers to Farmingdale. Farmingdale is also the name of the local Farmingdale Water District and Farmingdale Fire District, both of which also include areas outside the boundaries of the Village of Farmingdale. Farmingdale State College and Republic Airport are in East Farmingdale, both with Farmingdale mailing addresses. According to

858-521: The village limits have Farmingdale as their postal address and the same 11735 ZIP code. Residents of East Farmingdale must use Farmingdale as their mailing address, while residents of South Farmingdale can use either Farmingdale or South Farmingdale . Bethpage State Park , which is mostly in Old Bethpage, also has a Farmingdale mailing address. Farmingdale Union Free School District (UFSD 22) includes parts of both Nassau County and Suffolk County and

891-430: The village. The population density was 7,432.2 inhabitants per square mile (2,869.6/km ). There were 3,289 housing units at an average density of 2,910.4 per square mile (1,123.7/km ). The racial makup of the village was 87.03% White, 1.61% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.06% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.57%. Of

924-494: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median household income was $ 58,411 and the median family income was $ 68,235. Males had a median income of $ 46,104 versus $ 36,021 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 27,492. About 3.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. As of July 2023,

957-403: Was a family of air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical (originally an independent company, later a division of Curtiss-Wright ). The family began with nine-cylinder engines, and later expanded to include five-cylinder and seven-cylinder varieties. Fourteen-cylinder twin-row versions were also developed, but these were not commercially produced. The Whirlwind series

990-457: Was for a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with a fully enclosed cabin and tailwheel undercarriage. The wooden wings were able to be folded back against the tail for storage. To facilitate its intended role, the cabin was extensively glazed, offering plenty of vantage points for photographers. The FC-1 was designed by Norman McQueen and Alex Klemin, featuring oleo and spring landing gear with foot activated brakes. Besides photography,

1023-590: Was moved to the National Air and Space Museum 's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia , where it is now on display. FC-2Ws flown by Canadian bush pilots Duke Schiller and Romeo Vachon, the Canadian Transcontinental Airways Company's Chief Pilot, were also prominently used in the 1928 rescue of the crew of the aircraft Bremen in Canada. On 19 October 1927, an FC-2 configured as

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1056-515: Was owned and operated by Benjamin F. Yoakum . This golf course was purchased by the State of New York, was greatly expanded, and then re-opened as Bethpage State Park in 1932, with much of the golf design work carried out by golf architect A.W. Tillinghast , later inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame . The original 1920s era Lenox Hills subdivision and later adjacent subdivisions, located between

1089-759: Was succeeded by more powerful but still air-cooled radial aero engines, notably the Pratt & Whitney Wasp series and the Wright Cyclone series . The Whirlwind was a direct descendant of the Lawrance J-1 , a nine-cylinder air-cooled radial built by the Lawrance Aero Engine Company for the U.S. Navy. Because the Navy was very enthusiastic about air-cooled radials, but was concerned that Lawrance could not produce enough engines for its needs, it forced Wright to purchase

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