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	Lockheed Electra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Lockheed_Electra.html (255 words)

	Lockheed
		The Lockheed Company, one of the giants in the modern aerospace industry, began in 1912 when the Loughead brothers, Allan and Malcolm, formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company in San Francisco.
		The Model 10 Electra was followed by the Model 12 Electra Junior executive transport in 1936 that seated six passengers with a two-person crew.
		The 1937 Lockheed 14 Super Electra, designed to compete with the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3, failed as a commercial aircraft in the United States because it had too small a capacity.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Lockheed_early/Aero13.htm (1574 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Fortunately, Allan Lockheed was not easily discouraged and in 1926 he and others formed the Lockheed Aircraft Company to produce a new high-wing monoplane designed by talented aircraft designer John Knudsen Northrop.
		Lockheed had won a Department of Defense design competition for the huge aircraft that was the forerunner of the famous family of airlifters known throughout the world.
		Following the death of Robert E. Gross, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's chairman of the board and chief executive officer on September 3rd, 1961, Daniel J. Haughton was elevated to the presidency of the corporation.
	www.nationalaviation.org /website/index.asp?webpageid={F3401AC2-408C-42A7-AD0F-CDDC7942F110}&eID=373 (9240 words)

	The Lockheed Electra II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Lockheed L-188 Electra II certainly stands in the running as the crowning achievement of the age of the propeller-driven airliner.
		Perhaps my good opinion of the Lockheed Electra II results in part from the fact that it was the first airliner I ever flew on.
		The introduction of faster, more economical jet airliners also doomed the Electra II as a passenger transport, although it still flies in various commercial applications throughout the world, and variants of the design are used by many military organizations.
	www.ingraham.ca /bob/ElectraII.html (342 words)

	Airliners.net: Lockheed L-188 Electra
		The Lockheed L-188 Electra was developed to meet a 1954 American Airlines requirement for a domestic short to medium range 75 to 100 seat airliner.
		Lockheed undertook a significant modification program where the nacelles, nacelle mountings and wing structure were strengthened, and the speed restrictions were eventually lifted in 1961.
		From 1967 Lockheed converted 41 Electras to freighters or convertible freighter/passenger aircraft, fitting a strengthened floor and a large cargo door forward of the wing on the left side.
	www.airliners.net /info/stats.main?id=268 (535 words)

	Pilot Report: Lockheed 12A Electra Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Lockheed airplanes first gained fame in the bands of pilots like Wiley Post, who took the rotund, wooden Vega and set records for speed, altitude and distance over every corner of the globe.
		Chapeau was operating three or four of the Lockheeds, which came to the immediate attention of a noted French aviation buff who purchased all of the assets of the airline.
		The Lockheed 12 is one of those airplanes that has always stuck out in many pilots' minds and it was no exception with me. Fortunately, Lou is as eager to show his airplane off so yet another long-cherished dream came to be satisfied.
	www.airbum.com /pireps/PirepLockheed12A.html (3013 words)

	L.E.A.P. - The Lockheed File
		Not long after the Electra entered service, there were three crashes, two of which involved wing separation (the other was attributed to pilot error).
		John Margwarth, another University of Michigan man, was director of safety for Lockheed, and it was his insight that led to an investigation revealing that the Electra's fatal flaw was in the three member structure connecting the gearbox and the engine, a part supplied by the engine manufacturers.
		Lockheed was rocked by the three crashes and their adverse publicity.
	www.adastron.com /lockheed/electra/leap.htm (536 words)

	The Lockheed P2V Neptune & Martin Mercator
		Lockheed then went on to produce a similar but "bigger and better" ocean patrol aircraft, the "PV-1 Ventura", based on the Lodestar transport, which was basically a stretched Electra with uprated engines.
		The Navy was interested in the Lockheed proposal, giving the company a "letter of intent" in February 1943, and on 4 February 1944 awarded the company a contract for the development of two "XP2V-1" prototypes.
		As noted, Lockheed had been considering a follow-on to the Hudson-Ventura family of medium patrol aircraft as far back as 1941, with commitment to development of the Neptune in early 1944.
	www.vectorsite.net /avp2v.html (6017 words)

	Unique Aviation Books By Jim Upton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Included are the development and testing, the 14 original airlines, the current operatiors, the Whirl Mode crashes, the fix with the LEAP (Lockheed Electra Action Program) modifications, Fire Bombers, Storm Chasers, Sub Hunters, and Freighters.
		"Lockheed L-188 Electra" details the life of a durable airliner that first took to the air in the 1950s and is still flying today.
		Designed by the same group that produced the military C-130 Hercules, the Electra was at one time the fastest commercial turboprop, cruising at 400-plus mph and used by 14 different airlines during its heyday.
	home.earthlink.net /~iamcarol/188reviews.html (528 words)

	Lockheed JO Electra Junior, R2O Electra, R3O Electra and Electra Junior, by Jack McKillop
		Fortunately for Lockheed, the design was changed to a twin-engined transport because in October 1934, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) banned the transportation of passengers on scheduled services at night or over terrain unsuitable for emergency landings in single-engine airliners.
		The Electra was a twin-engined, twin-tailed, low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear; the main landing gear retracted into the engine nacelles but the tail wheel did not retract.
		The Electra had the same cruising speed as the Douglas DC-2 [R2D in U.S. Navy (USN) service, q.v.], and offered a high degree of comfort but its seat-mile cost was higher than the DC-2 and its limited capacity of ten passengers meant that its use was limited to smaller airlines.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/aviation/jo_r2o_r3o_electra.htm (1561 words)

	Book Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Lockheed got its start in the Los Angeles area prior to WW2, and by the middle of the war, a select group of engineers, designers, pilots, and workmen had been chosen to head up a highly specialized office within that company.
		He attracted the attention of one of the Lockheed bigwigs and was told that if he went back to school to finish his degree, a job might be waiting for him on his return.
		One was the series of both domestic and international scandals involving a number of Lockheed developments...these included the C-5 military transport, the L1011 airliner, and other projects...in the mind of senior Washington DC officials, Lockheed had become a political hot potato.
	www.simhq.com /simhq3/sims/features/skunkworks (5997 words)

	FSDome.com - Microsoft Flight Simulator Downloads - Aircraft, Panels, Sounds, Scenery etc
		FS2002 Lockheed Electra 10-E. The first twin engine all metal airliner with retractable landing gear and adjustableflaps, and variable pitch props.
		Carrying up to 10 passengers, the Electra found a home with many of the smaller U.S. trunk lines, such as Braniff, where its size and speed were perfect for their needs.
		Hanford Airlines introduced the Electra on its routes in the upoper midwest of the United States in 1936.
	www.fscorner.com /database2002-2/24-11-2002.htm (1009 words)

	AAHS Book Reviews - LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA
		Included are the development and testing of the 14 original airlines, the current operators, the Whirl Mode crashes, the fix with the LEAP (Lockheed Electra Action Program) modifications.
		Lockheed lost 53 million dollars on the 170 Electras that were built.
		In the 49-year history of Eastern Airlines, the Electra flew longer than any other aircraft operated by that carrier.
	www.aahs-online.org /BkReviews/Lockheed_L188.htm (203 words)

	Lockheed PBO Hudson, Lockheed R4O Super Electra, by Jack McKillop
		The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of Burbank, California, was a contemporary of the Douglas DC-2, designated R2D, q.v., in U.S. Navy (USN) service, but was a more advanced design with more powerful engines giving it a higher cruising speed.
		Lockheed had determined that an aircraft larger than the Model 10 Electra, designated R2O and R3O, q.v., in USN and U.S. Coast Guard service, was required to compete against the DC-2 and DC-3.
		The Model 14 was Lockheed's largest aircraft at the time and in an attempt to produce another plane, Lockheed began work on the Model 18 Lodestar which was designated R5O, q.v., in USN service.
	www.microworks.net /pacific/aviation/PBO_Hudson.htm (1571 words)

	uboat.net - Fighting the U-boats - Aircraft - Lockheed Ventura and Harpoon
		In September 1939 Lockheed proposed to the British representatives a military development of the Lockheed 18 Lodestar, as a follow-up for Hudson.
		The Lodestar, the Super Electra and the Hudson were all powered by either the Wright R-1820 or the Pratt and Whitney R-1830, in the 1000hp to 1200hp class.
		This was perhaps felt the most by the crews who had to make the transatlantic ferry flights: Even with extra fuel tanks added to a total of 1100 gallons, it could cross the Atlantic only with an average 25-knot tailwind.
	uboat.net /allies/aircraft/ventura.htm (1360 words)

	LOCKHEED P-3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Die Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion ist ein viermotriges propellerangetriebenes Flugzeug das weltweit als See-Aufklärungsflugzeug eingesetzt wird.
		Die Orion wurde 1962 in den Streitkräften der USA zum erstenmal in den Dienst gestellt.
		Die P-3 Orion ist eine militärische Ableitung einer Zivilmaschine, der Lockheed Electra.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/L/Lockheed_P-3 (109 words)

	DPTS Association - Cargo Airplanes Pictures - Lockheed Electra
		Hunting Cargo Airlines Electra EI-CHX used to be a frequent visitor when used by DHL and TNT for flights to Geneva.
		Amerer Air Electra of Austria was still registered in the United States as N356Q when subchartered by TNT for a flight to Geneva.
		Fred Olsen Electra LN-FOG was painted in partial DHL colors with a white belly and smaller titles.
	dptscargo.homestead.com /electra.html (205 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Biographical Memoirs V.67 (1995)
		The enthusiasm and aggressiveness of the Lockheed people and the quality of their design so impressed the commission that the company was invited to send a team to England to confer with British Air Ministry, which would make the final decision on the proposed new bomber.
		Gross assured the British air chief that Lockheed had “every confidence” in the twenty-eight-year-old Johnson and that the trust of the Air Ministry in Lockheed would not be misplaced.
		Lockheed top management gave Johnson a free hand in the shaping of the team and the aircraft they developed.
	books.nap.edu /books/0309052386/html/220.html (4741 words)

	Zivile Luftfahrt - Lockheed Electra
		Die Electra war mit Turboprops ausgestattet, was gegenüber den immer noch mit Flugmotoren operierenden amerikanischen Wettbewerber (wie auch der Super Constellation) schon eine Verbesserung war.
		Der Electra bieb damit - trotz ihrer unbestreitbaren Qualitäten - eine große Entwicklung verwehrt.
		Ein früher Absturz einer Electra der Braniff Flotte, dessen Ursache nie ganz geklärt werden konnte, belastete den Ruf von Flugzeug und Airline.
	www.sphynx.de /html/electra.html (165 words)

	Lockheed's Electra in 1/72
		Lockheed first flew it's new turboprop airliner in 1957, and after working out problems with propeller whirl mode flutter, the airplane went on to become a success with many airlines around the world.
		The Navy's P-3 Orion was based on the Electra design, and the two types share the same basic wing, tail surfaces, fuselage and engines.
		Forward of the wing, the Electra 's fuselage was longer and of circular cross-section, and without the Orion’s weapons bay hump.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2004/september/aviation/electra.php (2545 words)

	Flight Journal magazine - Articles - LOCKHEED'S BABY ELECTRA, Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		For one thing, it is one of the few airplanes never to have had an FAA airworthiness directive issued against it (meaning: it has never had a serious mechanical problem that required fleet-wide action).
		I like to say that the Beech 18, with which the Lockheed is often confused, was designed to make a profit while the Lockheed was designed to fly.
		After a year and a half, a friend told me, "Your Lockheed is in a museum in Santa Fe." I made a call to the museum and yes, the airplane was for sale; the following day, a friend and I were in his Bonanza and headed for Santa Fe.
	www.flightjournal.com /fj/articles/electra/electra1.asp (596 words)

	Lockheed Electra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Propelled by 15,000 horsepower, harnessed in four sleek nacelles, a Western Air Lines Electra jet sails through the skies at more than 400 mph in quite effortless flight.
		With performance capabilities uniquiely suited to airline networks, the Electra jet operates from runways as short as 4,700 feet and is custom-tailored for high-frequency routes from 150 to 2,500 miles."
		Remarks by Jack McKillop: "Lockheed Model 188A Electra, msn 188-1046.
	www.1000aircraftphotos.com /Postcards/809.htm (173 words)

	Lockheed XC-35 (10E) Electra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		A modified Lockheed 10 Electra, this was the first succesful pressurized cabin A/C. Its fuselage was heavily modified from the Lockheed 10 Electra.
		All components except cylindrical fuselage were from Electra.
		Through grant from Lockheed Aircraft Company, XC-35 partially restored by Atlantic Aviation Company of Allentown PA. Interesting aside developed when one of several exposes on Amelia Earhart insisted XC-35 was aircraft she was flying when she disappeared.
	www.aviation-history.com /garber/vg-bldg/lockheed_XC35-1_c.html (231 words)

	Lockheed Electra Delta Airlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Lockheed "Electra" ten-passenger monoplanes are used by Delta Airlines on its Atlanta-Dallas service, one return flight being made by day and one by night.
		The introduction of this type resulted in a reduction of 2¼ hours in the time previously taken to fly between these two cities.
		The "Electra" is an all metal monoplane with retractable undercarriage and two 450 h.p.
	www.planefacts.co.uk /cards/usa/pages/lockheed_electra_delta_jpg.htm (91 words)

	Goleta Air and Space Museum: Lockheed R6V Constitution
		The Lockheed R6V Constitution began as a proposal to Pan Am for an airliner with greater range and passenger capacity than the Lockheed 049 Constellation.
		The failure to develop the 5,500 hp Wright Typhoon turboprop was the final blow to the prospect of a giant lockheed turboprop airliner variant of the Constitution.
		Postal cover carried by the second Lockheed R6O Constitution on its first "official" flight from Burbank, California to Washington, D.C. on July 25, 1948.
	www.air-and-space.com /Lockheed%20R6V%20Constitution.htm (580 words)

	Lockheed C-40 - US Air Force Museum Cargo Aircraft Virtual Aircraft Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Lockheed C-40 was based on the commercial Model 12 Electra Junior.
		The Air Corps already had several Electras in service and designated them C-35, C-36 and C-37.
		The Air Corps tested a Lockheed company demonstrator Model 12 at Wright Field, Ohio during the summer of 1938.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/research/cargo/c4/c40.htm (264 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Disney (The Plane Truth)
		The Lockheed was finally purchased by John Tarsikes of Devine, Texas, who in turn sold it to Walker, from whom Disney bought it.
		Midgets garbed in jumpsuits were hired to move in and around the replica planes to camouflage their smaller-than-life scale, and the whole scene was swathed in machine-generated fog to further conceal the artificiality of the setting.
		Even though both Disney and one of the plane's former owners were careful to say that the Lockheed Electra "may have been" (or "probably was") the one actually used in the film, Disney cast members at the Disney-MGM Studios theme park still identify it as the "actual plane" used in Casablanca.
	www.snopes.com /disney/parks/casablan.htm (603 words)

	3D dxf lockheed electra Eastern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Lockheed Electra was used by many airlines and is still in service today with mostly air freight carriers.
		Lockheed also builds the same airplane for the military called a P-3 Orion.
		This model represents a L-188 Electra flown by Eastern Airlines during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
	www.gamasutraexchange.com /FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/249108 (166 words)

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