General Aviation Aircraft
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LOCKHEED MODEL 10 “ELECTRA”/ MODEL 18 “LODESTAR”
STANDARD DATA: Seats 8-14. Gross wt. 24,000. Empty wt. (avg.) 15,000. Power two 1,200-hp Wright Whirlwind or 2,000-hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 321. Cruise mph 280. Initial climb rate 1,494, Range 2,800. Ceiling 22,950. In the 1930s and 1940s, Lockheed built a series of twins that still remain active in the […]
