Lockheed L-10 Electra
The Lockheed L-10 Electra was a small, all-metal twin-engine airliner from the mid-1930s, most famous today for being the aircraft Amelia Earhart was flying, in a specially modified long-range version, when she disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. Its twin tail fins, a distinctive Lockheed styling trait of the era, gave it good stability and were carried over into several later Lockheed designs. It was among the first airliners genuinely competitive with the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 that would soon dominate the market. Very few original Electras survive today, and Earhart's specific aircraft has never been conclusively found.
Did you know?
Amelia Earhart was flying a modified Lockheed Electra when she disappeared over the Pacific in 1937.
Specifications
| Length | 11.8 m (39 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Height | 3.1 m (10 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 10 |
| Persons on board | 10 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 4.7 t |
| Range | 700 NM (1,296 km) |
| Maximum speed | 190 kt (352 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 19,400 ft (5,913 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 16,000 ft (4,877 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s) |
| Engines | 2x Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior (radial) |
| Units built | 149 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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