Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra

what is it?

The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was an American civil passenger and cargo aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. An outgrowth of the earlier Model 10 Electra, the Model 14 was also developed into larger, more capable civil and military versions.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 20 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 402 km/htop speed
• seats 14passengers
• size 7,938 kgmax take-off weight
• built 354made 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 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 20 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

1937-07-29

introduced

1937

number built

354

role

civil passenger and cargo transport

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lockheed Corporation

engines

2× Wright SGR-1820-F62 Cyclone

passengers

14

length

13.5 m

wingspan

20 m

height

3.5 m

max take-off weight

7,938 kg

top speed

402 km/h

cruise speed

346 km/h

range

—

ceiling

7,468 m

wings

monoplane

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

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