Thursday, December 30, 2010

Lockheed Saturn

The Saturn (Model 75) was a small feeder airliner produced by Lockheed in the mid 1940s.


General characteristics

* Crew: Two
* Capacity: 14 passengers
* Length: 56 ft 6 in (15.69 m)
* Wingspan: 74 ft 0 in (22.56 m)
* Height: 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
* Wing area: 502 ft² (46.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 11,361 lb (5,153 kg)
* Loaded weight: 16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright 744C-7BA-1 seven cylinder radial engine, 700 hp (522 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 198 kn (228 mph, 367 km/h) at sea level
* Cruise speed: 163 kn (187 mph, 301 km/h)
* Range: 522 nmi (600 mi, 965 km)
* Service ceiling: 26,500 ft (8,075 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,325 ft/min (6.7 m/s)

Lockheed L-1649A Starliner

TheLockheed L-1649A Starliner was the last model of the Lockheed constellation line.




General characteristics

* Crew: 5 flight crew, varying cabin crew
* Capacity: typically 62-95 passengers (109 in high-density configuration)
* Length: 116 ft 2 in (35.42 m)
* Wingspan: 126 ft 2 in (38.47 m)
* Height: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
* Wing area: 1,654 ft² (153.7 m²)
* Empty weight: 79,700 lb (36,150 kg)
* Useful load: 65,300 lb (29,620 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 137,500 lb (62,370kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-3350-DA3 Turbo Compound 18-cylinder supercharged radial engines, 3,250 hp (2,424 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 377 mph (327 kn, 607 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 340 mph (295 kn, 547 km/h) at 22,600 ft (6,890 m)
* Stall speed: 100 mph (87 kn, 160 km/h)
* Range: 5,400 mi (4,700 nmi, 8,700 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,620 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,620 ft/min (8.23 m/s)
* Wing loading: 87.7 lb/ft² (428 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.094 hp/lb (155 W/kg)

Lockheed Constellation

The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller driven aircraft.

General characteristics

* Crew: 5 flight crew, varying cabin crew
* Capacity: typically 62-95 passengers (109 in high-density configuration)
* Length: 116 ft 2 in (35.42 m)
* Wingspan: 126 ft 2 in (38.47 m)
* Height: 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
* Wing area: 1,654 ft² (153.7 m²)
* Empty weight: 79,700 lb (36,150 kg)
* Useful load: 65,300 lb (29,620 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 137,500 lb (62,370kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-3350-DA3 Turbo Compound 18-cylinder supercharged radial engines, 3,250 hp (2,424 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 377 mph (327 kn, 607 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 340 mph (295 kn, 547 km/h) at 22,600 ft (6,890 m)
* Stall speed: 100 mph (87 kn, 160 km/h)
* Range: 5,400 mi (4,700 nmi, 8,700 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,620 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,620 ft/min (8.23 m/s)
* Wing loading: 87.7 lb/ft² (428 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.094 hp/lb (155 W/kg)

Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar

It is a passenger aircraft of World war 11 era.


General characteristics

* Crew: 3
* Capacity: 18 passengers
* Length: 49 ft 10 in (15.19 m)
* Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in (19.96 m)
* Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.6 m)
* Wing area: 551 ft² (51.2 m²)
* Empty weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
* Loaded weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 21,000 lb (9,825 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright R-1820-87 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 266 mph (231 knots, 428 km/h) at 17,150 ft (5,230 m)
* Cruise speed: 200 mph (174 knots, 322 km/h)
* Range: 2,500 mi (2,174 nmi, 4,025 km)
* Service ceiling: 25,400 ft (7,740 m)
* Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 6.6 minutes

Armament

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Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra

The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra or Lockheed 14, is a civil cargo and passenger aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation .




General characteristics

* Crew: two, pilot and co-pilot
* 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 weight: 10,750 lb (4,886 kg)
* Loaded weight: 15,650 lb (7,114 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 17,500 lb (7,955 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright SGR-1820-F62 radial engines, 760 hp (567 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 250 mph (402 km/h)
* Range: 2,125 mi (3,420 km)
* Service ceiling: 24,500 ft (7,649 m)
* Wing loading: 28 lb/ft² (139 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)

Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior

It is also known as Lockheed 12 or L-12. It is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft .




General characteristics

* Crew: two, pilot and co-pilot
* Capacity: six 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 weight: 5,765 lb (2,615 kg)
* Loaded weight: 8,650 lb (3,924 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB radial engines, 450 hp (336 kW) each
* Propellers: Two-bladed Hamilton Standard controllable-pitch or constant-speed propeller, 1 per engine
o Propeller diameter: 8.5 to 9 ft (2.6 to 2.75 m)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 225 mph (362 km/h, 196 kn) at 5,000 feet (1,500 m)
* Range: 800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)
* 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)

Lockheed Model 10 Electra

It is a monoplane with twin engine.

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Capacity: 10 passengers
* Length: 38 ft 7 in (11.8 m)
* Wingspan: 55 ft 0 in (16.8 m)
* Height: 10 ft 1 in (3.1 m)
* Wing area: 458 ft² (42.6 m²)
* Empty weight: 6,454 lb (2,930 kg)
* Loaded weight: 10,500 lb (4,760 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB, 450 hp (340 kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h)
* Range: 713 mi (1,150 km)
* Service ceiling: 19,400 ft (5,910 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (300 m/min)
* Wing loading: 22.9 lb/ft² (111.7 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 11.7 lb/hp (142 W/kg)