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Encyclopedia > Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior

The Lockheed L-12A was a eight place, six passenger all metal transport designed for use by smaller airlines and private owners. The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form...


Specifications (12A Electra Junior)

General characteristics

  • Crew: two pilots
  • Capacity: 6 passengers
  • Length: 36 ft 4 in (11.07 m)
  • Wingspan: 49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
  • Wing area: 352 ft² (32.7 m²)
  • Empty: 5,765 lb (2,615 kg)
  • Loaded: 8,650 lb (3,924 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-985-48 radials, 450 hp (336 kW) each

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Performance

  • Maximum speed: 225 mph (362 km/h)
  • Range: 800 miles (1,287 km)
  • Service ceiling: 22,900 ft (6,980 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,140 ft/min (427 m/min)
  • Wing loading: 25 lb/ft² (120 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)

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