Lockheed Y1C-17 Vega

The Lockheed Y1C-17 was a single example of the famous Lockheed Vega evaluated by the U.S. Army Air Corps as a high-speed transport. Based on the metal-fuselage DL-1B Vega built under license by the Detroit Aircraft Corporation, it was fitted with a more powerful 500 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial, a streamlined wire-braced spatted main undercarriage and a faired tailwheel, and carried four fuel tanks for long range. Completed in December 1930, it became, on entering service, the fastest aircraft in the U.S.

Army Air Corps, reflecting the Vega's reputation as one of the cleanest, fastest aircraft of its day. The single-engine high-wing Vega family was best known for record flights by aviators such as Wiley Post and Amelia Earhart. Note that the existing label 'Lochheed'/'YIC' are misspellings of 'Lockheed'/'Y1C-17.'