Lockheed Model 10 Electra

what is it?

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, which was produced primarily in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame after being flown by Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan on their ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 16.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 306 km/htop speed
• seats 10passengers
• size 4,581 kgmax take-off weight
• built 149made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 92 years ago, in 1934.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.8 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1934-02-23

introduced

1935

number built

149

role

light airliner

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lockheed Corporation

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB

crew

2

passengers

10

length

11.8 m

wingspan

16.8 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

4,581 kg

top speed

306 km/h

cruise speed

283 km/h

range

—

ceiling

6,477 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.