Thursday, December 30, 2010

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)

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