This 1957 FA-16 camera does not appear in any archival references but one was sold a few years ago in UK and a lot of lenses for it are seen on Ebay.  The low-profile design lends it to compact installations, 'flight-rated' to record 'in-flight' missile-launches, hence the 'Missile-Camera' designation.  Designed to stand high vibration and acceleration.

The camera runs on 12Vdc with no controls. Loads a 300 ft. open-core film roll (darkroom or changing bag).  Speed was changed by gear selection.  I measured it with a stroboscope at 28 FPS no-load.  I installed an 8-ft. power cable to the camera's terminal strip, and built in a switch with gel-cell battery and charger.  Added QD connector.  Everything is housed in the original  military case.  Unit runs correctly, drawing 1.6A.

I have provided an original 13mm f 2.7 (moderately-wide) and a huge 10mm (extremely-wide), f 1.5 lens.  The 13mm is installed on the camera and the 10mm secured in the case. The camera mounts with standard 1/4-20 internal threads.  A robust Davis & Stanford mini-tripod is included for display and demonstration (or use).  2024 I partially dismantled the camera and lubed everything while replacing spool-slip clutches.  Runs far faster.  Fascinating semi-auto-load feature.

Some chipping of the original gray-wrinkle finish, and handling wear are seen, not easily improved.  Little evidence of use.  Research documents on design features are furnished.  The Fastair with its innovative rotary-prism mechanism appears to be a progenitor for several later well-known designs from Photo-Sonics and others.  It seems a pity that this elegant camera did not see much production.

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