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Specifications (Model 14-WF62 Super Electra)
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)
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