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	Lockheed L-188 Electras
		The Lockheed L188 Electra has the distinction of being the only large American turboprop airliner.
		The existing Electras continued to boast excellent reliability and economics, and were not replaced until modern short-range jets became available.
		American and Eastern placed the first orders (for 35 and 40 planes, respectively), and American received the first Electra on December, 1958 (although it could not fly the first service due to a strike, and Eastern was left with this honor).
	www.calclassic.com /electra.htm

	Lockheed L-188 Electra
		The design of the Lockheed L-188 Electra began in 1954, and in the following year the company received a launching order for the airplane from American Airlines.
		About half of the total airplanes built remained in service in the early 1990s, many of them converted by Lockheed Aircraft Service for convertible passenger/cargo or all-cargo use.
		A total of 170 airplanes had been built when production ended unexpectedly early as a result of passenger loss of confidence in the aircraft after two had disintegrated in flight, and by the time remedial modifications had been incorporated customer airlines were interested in turbojet rather than turboprop aircraft.
	www.scalecraft.com /browseproducts/Lockheed-L-188-Electra.html

	Lockheed L-188 Electra Model Kits plastic die cast balsa mahogany
		Lockheed L-188 Electra Model Kits plastic die cast balsa mahogany
	www.deltaaviation.co.uk /alpha/lockheed_l188_electra.html

	Lockheed 188 Electra (Great Airliners Series, Vol. 5)
		The "Great Airliners Series", although small in numbers, generally includes very good airliner references, kudos to Jon Proctor - the Editor of the Series - for the achievements, and the "Lockheed 188 Electra" is definitely a book that will remain for me on the top shelf.
		Whether you are an Electra fan, interested in airliners history or an airliner buff, this book will be a very good candidate for you to own.
		The period of the Electra II (or Super Electra) follows in the 4th chapter with a very good list of the airline operators while the other operators are listed in the 5th chapter.
	www.allamericantool.com /Info/1892437015/Lockheed-188-Electra-(Great-Airliners-Series,-Vol.-5).htm

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		LOCKHEED SR-71: The Mach 3 Blackbird (OC) Crickmore.
		LOCKHEED CONSTELLATION/SUPER CONSTELLATION: Production Line to Flightline 1.
		LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING: Production Line to Frontline 3.
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	Lockheed Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1930's, Lockheed introduced the L-10 Electra, a twin-engine transport.
		Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin.
		The Electra also formed the basis for the Hudson bomber, which was supplied to both the British Royal Air Force and the United States military before and during World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed (851 words)

	Partners in Freedom
		Lockheed and Langley flutter experts were concerned that the propeller driven Electra may have exhibited the phenomenon known as propeller-whirl flutter, in which the stiffness of the engine mounts interacts with the gyroscopic torques produced by the engine and propeller combination.
		Lockheed proposed a militarized version of the Electra, and in April 1958, the Navy awarded Lockheed a contract to develop the aircraft.
		Over 170 Electras were built by Lockheed and delivered to U.S. and South American airlines.
	oea.larc.nasa.gov /PAIS/Partners/P_3.html (987 words)

	"Lockheed 188 Electra: Great Airliners Series Volume 5" - by David G. Powers
		"Lockheed 188 Electra: Great Airliners Series Volume 5" - by David G. Powers
		"Lockheed 188 Electra: Great Airliners Series Volume 5" - by David G. Powers ]
	www.collectablejets.com /collectablejets/l188elgraivo.html (987 words)

	ZenithPress.com - Lockheed 188 Electra - by David Powers
		This definitive review of Lockheed's turboprop 188 Electra describes its progression from early design proposals, through development, to its initial flight.
		ZenithPress.com - Lockheed 188 Electra - by David Powers
		Filled with Electra development, promotions, sales and political battles, plus a review of the airplane's operation in world-wide service.
	www.zenithpress.com /ProductDetails_15278.ncm (987 words)

	Lockheed L-188 Electra
		Named for the winter constellation of the mighty hunter, the Orion was actually derived from this famous Lockheed Electra civil airliner.
		The majority of Electras were retired from first line service by 1975, but their economic operation and reliability meant most were retained on secondary duties of one sort or another.
		On December 6, 1957 the first prototype Electra was flown.
	www.aviation-central.com /airliners/aal20.htm (192 words)

	Lockheed Martin - Wikipedia
		Unter anderem werden von Lockheed Martin nunmehr die Booster-Raketen für den Start der Space Shuttles gebaut, deren Versagen 1986 zu einem der schlimmsten Unglücke in der Geschichte der NASA führte – der Challenger-Katastrophe.
		Lockheed Martin ist ein amerikanischer Technologie-Konzern im Bereich Luft- und Raumfahrt.
		In Deutschland wurde der Name Lockheed erstmals durch die Starfighter-Affäre in den 60-er Jahren einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit bekannt.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed (220 words)

	Russian Military Aircraft Links
		Lockheeds submission was based on a shortened Electra airliner and this aircraft was selected for development in April 1958.
		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.
		Lockheed has worked to reduce assembly costs, adopting a modular assembly process, and has also kept pressure on its suppliers (who also have a financial stake in the program through funding the development of their own products for the C-130J) to keep costs down.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/9735/lockheed.htm (3310 words)

	American Airlines L-188 Electra
		The Lockheed L-188 Electra was first developed in response to a request by American Airlines for a medium-size short-haul airliner for US domestic routes.
		Although the Electra's life span as an air liner was short, the efficiency of the tuboprop caught the attention of the US Navy which continues to make extensive use of the air frame under the designation P-3 Orion.
		Most Electras were retired from airline service in mid the 1970s as the faster tubojets replaced them.
	www.galacticvoyager.com /cgi-bin/mod.cgi?id=03-55663&c=113 (162 words)

	Lockheed Hits Its Stride
		In the mid-1950s, Lockheed was seeking to replace its Super Constellation series with a mid-range airliner, which it did with its four-engine turboprop Model 188 Electra.
		The P-3 Orion was a military version of the Lockheed Model 188 Electra.
		The Constellation model-049 was tested by Lockheed and the USAF during the war and later became commercially available for postwar intercontinental travel.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Lockheed_in_Mid-Century/Aero15.htm (1157 words)

	Lockheed L-188 Electra
		The Lockheed L-188 Electra first flew in 1957, and was the first turboprop airliner built in the USA.
		Lockheed Electra L188C of Atlantic Airlines, at Cardiff Airport, Wales
		The Electras flew in commercial service until the mid-1970s, when many were sold to the United States Navy for use as P-3 Orion anti-submarine aircraft.
	lockheed-l-188-electra.ask.dyndns.dk (263 words)

	The Glassine Surfer, Stamps on the Web, Encyclopedia of Stamps, Ephemeral Treasures, GB Machin Definitives
		There's a section for the Lockheed L-188 Electra II and the Douglas Sleeper Transport.
		Ingraham was a journalist and an educator, who learned html about two years ago, and has used those tools to publish and share his growing research.
		In Ingraham's "Propliner Postcard" section he covers his love of vintage commercial air travel.
	www.glassinesurfer.com /arc/gs0701.shtml (263 words)

	Lockheed H to Z
		L-188 Electra 1957 = Commercial transport, the first propjet ordered by US airlines.
		According to Airlife's General Aviation (1991) there were 2 built by Lockheed Georgia, 44 by Lockheed-Azcarate SA in Mexico (included 18 for the Mexican Air Force) (c/ns 1001 to 1044), and Aermacchi built 4 AL60-B1 models and 81 AL60-B2 models before moving on to the AL60C with a tailwheel.
		M-21 was a Lockheed designation only, and in which "12" was [purposely] reversed.
	www.aerofiles.com /_lock2.html (5283 words)

	Lockheed L-188 Electra - Buy discount Lockheed L-188 Electra - Save on cheap Lockheed L-188 Electra
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		This information-packed volume chronicles the development of the Electra, the original 14 airlines who flew the Electra, details of its trouble with Whirl mode, plus a look at how it came to be Lockheed\'s most tested airliner.
	discount-auto-books.365daysshopping.com /8584.html (175 words)

	Lockheed L-188 Electra - definition erklärung bedeutung glossar zu Lockheed L-188 Electra
		Die Lockheed L-188 Electra war ein in den Jahren 1957 bis 1962 von den Lockheed-Werken in den USA gebautes viermotoriges Turboprop-Flugzeug für den Personen- und Frachttransport auf Mittelstrecken.
		Lockheed L-188 Electra Definitionen, Erklärungen sowie Bedeutungen zu Lockheed L-188 Electra
		Lockheed L-188 Electra - definition erklärung bedeutung glossar zu Lockheed L-188 Electra
	www.adlexikon.de /Lockheed_L-188_Electra.shtml (393 words)

	Dragon DM-55739 - Diecast Model L-188 Electra: The Flying Mule
		Designed as a short/medium range turbo-prop transport aircraft, the Electra was first flown on December 6th, 1957.
		At the time Lockheed had already received orders for 144 aircraft.
		It seemed they were set for a long production run, but they were destined to become second-best to the faster turbojet aircraft.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/DM-55739 (113 words)

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		The Electra's configuration was that of a low-wing monoplane, with a conventionally constructed fuselage of circular cross-section, and a tricycle type retractable landing gear with twin wheels on each unit.
		The History which the Lockheed had gained in the design, developed and early production of the turbo prop-powered C-130 Hercules for the USAF undoubtedly influenced the company's choice of this basic powerplant for turbine-engine airliners to enter service in the late 1950's.
		By that time, however, Lockheed had accumulated orders for 144 production aircraft, and it must have seemed that they were set for a long production run.
	www.k12.nf.ca /sptech/projects/aviation/passenger/lockheed-188electra.html (343 words)

	Lockheed L-188 Electra
		A medium-range four turboprop airliner, the Lockheed Electra first flew in 1957.
		Two versions of the Electra were built: the L-188A and the longer-range L-188C.
		The Orion maritime reconnaissance aircraft was evolved from the Electra.
	www.k12.nf.ca /sptech/projects/aviation/passenger/lockheedl-188electra.html (95 words)

	Kiwi Aircraft Images: Lockheed P-3K Orion
		The Orion ASW aircraft is a development of the 1950's vintage L-188 Electra Airliner airframe.
		The RNZAF and Lockheed Martin have worked in conjunction to develop solutions which will be of interest to other older Orion operators around the world.
		Five Electras were operated from New Zealand by TEAL between 1959 and 1972.
	www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /orion.html (536 words)

	Lockheed Corporation
		A corporate ancestor of Lockheed Martin, the Lockheed Corporation aerospace company was formed in 1932 by the brothers Allan and Malcom Loughhead, who had built their first plane in 1913.
		Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin Corporation employs about 135,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design...
		Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Reach Settlement Agreement for DCGS
	www.wikiverse.org /lockheed-corporation (231 words)

	Lockheed Orion
		The Lockheed 9 Orion was a six-passenger transport aircraft of the 1930s.
		The Lockheed Corporation produced two kinds of aircraft named "Orion".
		The P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft introduced in the 1960s and still in use in 2003.
	www.freeglossary.com /Lockheed_Orion (279 words)

	Airliner Tech #5 : Lockheed L-188 Electra
		In the case of the Electra, though only a relatively small number were built, it initially operated with 14 airlines.
		As with all of similar books, there is a listing of every Electra built, its original registration and owner.
		For those of you who are looking for P-3 Orion information, you'll have to wait for that book to be published as this one concentrates solely on the Electra.
	www.modelingmadness.com /scotts/books/l188.htm (305 words)

	SCALE MODEL AIRCRAFT - Photo galleries - Jets - Props - Combat aircraft - Airliners - Racing & Record - X-Planes
		The Lockheed 10A was used by a number of airlines in the United States and abroad.
		The 10A, Lockheed's first all-metal design, was a relatively small twin-engine transport which followed the trend set by the Boeing 247.
		In 1937 Amelia Earhart was flying a Lockheed 10E on a round-the-world flight when she was lost over the Pacific Ocean.
	www.freewebs.com /aeroscale/civilian.htm (1957 words)

	Jim Upton -Lockheed L - 188 Electra Airliner Tech Series Volume 5 - Bill Holder
		Lockheed L - 188 Electra Airliner Tech Series Volume 5
		Jim Upton -Lockheed L - 188 Electra Airliner Tech Series Volume 5 - Bill Holder
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