The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a civil cargo and passenger aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. The design was a scaled-up version of the original Electra; the design team was lead by Don Palmer. The first Model 14 flew on July 29, 1937, piloted by Marshall Headle. Lockheed built a total of 114 Model 14s; another 119 were built under license in Japan. An Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest passenger airliner An aircraft is any vehicle or craft capable of atmospheric flight. ... 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... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Clarence Kelly Johnson testing an Electra model in the University of Michigans wind tunnel. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1937: Events March March 5 - Imperial Airways opens a new flying boat base at Hythe, Hampshire. ...

The Model 14 entered commercial service with Northwest Airlines in October 1937. Aircraft were exported for use by Aer Lingus of Ireland, BOAC of Britain, Union Airways and National Airways Corporation (NAC) of New Zealand. Northwest Airlines is an airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... Union Airways was the first South African commercial airline. ... National Airways Corporation was the national domestic airline of New Zealand. ...

In May 1938, a team of aviators of the Polish Airlines LOT, made up of Waclaw Makowski, director of the LOT and first pilot, Zbigniew Wysiekierski, second pilot, Szymon Piskorz, mechanic and radionavigator, Alfons Rzeczwski, radionavigator and Jerzy Krassowski, assistant, accomplished an experimental flight from the United States to Poland. This flight was carried out on board one of the planes bought by LOT and manufactured by Lockheed in California, Lockheed L-14H Super Electra (of which the Polish registration was SP-LMK). The crew took off from Burbank (Los Angeles) where these planes were manufactured, towards Warsaw. The distance covered was of 24.850 km. They flew over the states of Central America (Mexico City), of South America (Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio, Natal), the South Atlantic, Africa (Dakar, Casabianca, Tunis), Italy (Roma). The flight lasted 85 hours between on May 5 and on June 5. The overflight of the Atlantic - from Natal in Brazil to Dakar in Africa - lasted 11 hours and 10 minutes (3 070 kms). This exploit of Polish aviators really marked the history of the air communication on a world level.[1]

Howard Hughes flew a Super Electra (NX18973) on a global circumnavigation flight. With four crewmates (Harry Connor, copilot and navigator; Tom Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio operator; and Ed Lund, flight engineer), the plane took off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York on July 10, 1938. The flight, which circled the narrower northern latitudes, passed through Paris, Moscow, Omsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Minneapolis, before returning to New York on July 14. The total distance was 14,672 mi (23,612 km). For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth, is to travel all the way around it by boat or ship. ... 1998 map of Floyd Bennett Field from the National Park Service. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... Serafimo-Alekseevskaya chapel, Oktyabr (formerly Rossiya) hotel, and Organ music hall Omsk (Russian: ) is a city in southwest Siberia in Russia, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. ... The tower of ostrog, or fort, in Yakutsk was constructed in 1683. ... Fairbanks (IPA: ) is a Home Rule City in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...

The Model 14 was the basis for development of the Lockheed Hudson maritime reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force, USAAF, United States Navy and many others during the Second World War. Lockheed Hudson Mk V The Lockheed Hudson was a light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The Hudson was the first significant aircraft construction contract for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation—the initial RAF order for 200... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... A light bomber is a military bomber aircraft which, when compared to other bombers, is relatively small and fast; such aircraft will probably not carry more than one ton of ordnance. ... RAF redirects here. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... The United States Navy (also known as USN or the U.S. Navy) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Operators

Civilian

• Aer Lingus
• Air Canada
• BOAC
• Continental Airlines
• National Airways Corporation
• Northwest Airlines
• Santa Maria Airlines
• Union Airways
• LOT Polish Airlines
• KNIML

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Military

• Canada (RCAF)
• Japan
• South Africa (SAAF)
• United States (US Army Air Force, US Navy).

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Specifications (Model 14-WF62 Super Electra)

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General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: 12 passengers
• Length: 44 ft 4 in (13.52 m)
• Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in (19.97 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
• Wing area: 551 ft² (51.2 m²)
• Empty: 10,750 lb (4,886 kg)
• Loaded: 15,650 lb (7,114 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 17,500 lb (7,955 kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Wright SGR-1820-F62 radial engines, 760 hp (567 kW) each

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h)
• Range: 2,125 miles (3,420 km)
• Service ceiling: 24,500 ft (7,649 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading: 28 lb/ft² (139 kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)

References

• Francillon, René J, Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1987.

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• Lockheed Electra
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• List of Lockheed aircraft

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External links

• Lockheed R4O Super Electra