MODEL 10 ELECTRA

In 1932, after acquiring Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Robert Gross began plans for a new passenger transport. Fitted with two Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. SB engines, the aircraft would have space for a crew of two, along with ten passengers. In keeping with Lockheed’s naming convention, the aircraft was designated Model 10 and named Electra.The model 10 Electra was an all-metal monoplane airliner developed in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2
The name was taken from one of the stars in the cluster Pleiades that make up the constellation Taurus.The aircraft gained considerable fame as it was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937.
148 Electras were built between August 4, 1934 and July 18, 1941. This includes four commercial and five military versions. The commercial versions were primarily operated by airlines in the latter half of the 1930s. The last commercial operator of the Model 10 Electra was Provincetown-Boston Airlines in the early 1970s.

Model 10-A Electra Specifications

Span: 55’ (16.76 m)

Length: 38’ 7” (11.76 m)

Height: 10’ 1” (3.07 m)

Empty Weight: 6,454 lb (2,927 kg)

Max Speed: 202 mph

Cruising Speed: 190 mph

Rate of Climb: 1,140 ft/min

Service Ceiling: 19,400 ft

Range: 810 miles