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The Interwar Years · Aircraft

Lockheed Model 10 Electra

Lockheed Model 10 Electra
Lockheed Model 10 Electra

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra was an all-metal, twin-engine, low-wing monoplane airliner first flown on 23 February 1934. Designed as a fast, modern small airliner carrying a crew of two and up to ten passengers, it helped establish Lockheed as a builder of advanced transport aircraft. The most common variant, the 10A, was powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior radials. The Electra served numerous U.S. and overseas airlines and was operated by the military, but it is most famous as the aircraft type Amelia Earhart flew, in a Model 10E Special, on her 1937 around-the-world attempt during which she disappeared.

Note that although the existing label reads 'Model 12 Electra,' the filename and supplied specs (55 ft span, ~38 ft 7 in length, ~10,500 lb) match the Model 10/10A Electra, not the smaller Model 12 Electra Junior; the title has been corrected to Model 10.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Lockheed
Type
Twin-engine airliner/transport
Crew
2
First Flight
23 February 1934
Powerplant
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior radial, 450 hp each (10A)
Max Speed
202 mph (10A)
Range
~713 mi
Length
38 ft 7 in
Wingspan
55 ft
Loaded Weight
~10,500 lb gross
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