Lockheed Model 10 Electra

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is an American twin-engined, all-metal monoplane airliner developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s to compete with the Boeing 247 and Douglas DC-2. The type gained considerable fame as one was flown by Amelia Earhart on her ill-fated around-the-world expedition in 1937. Provincetown-Boston Airline, Inc. was the last commercial passenger operator of this type in the United States.

General Characteristics (Model 10A)

Crew: 2
Capacity: 10 passengers
Length: 38 ft 7 inch / 11.8 m
Wingstrong: 55 ft 0 in / 16.8 m
Height: 10 ft 1 in / 3.1 m
Wing area: 458 ft² / 42.6 m²
Operating Empty weight (OEW): 6,454 lb / 2,930 kg
Loaded weight: 10,500 lb / 4,760 kg

Performance (Model 10A)

Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R985 Wasp Junior SB, 450 hp / 340 kW each
Maximum speed: 202 mph / 325 km/h
Cruise speed: 190 mph / 306 km/h
Range: 713 mi / 1,150 km
Service ceiling: 19,400 ft / 5,910 m
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min / 300m/min
Wing loading: 22.9 lb/ft² / 111.7 kg/m²
Power/mass: 11.7 lb/hp / 142 W/kg

Three-View Drawing (Model 10A)

The PBA Lockheed Model 10 Electra Fleet

Photos of the entire fleet of Lockheed Model 10 Electras are published below. Click on each of them for information and photos. Aircraft are sorted by Registration (N-Number) with prior registrations in parentheses where applicable.

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