Lockheed Altair

The Lockheed Altair was a single-engined sport aircraft of the 1930s. It was a development of the Lockheed Sirius with a retractable undercarriage and was the first Lockheed aircraft and one of the first aircraft designs with a fully retractable undercarriage.

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* 1930: Lockheed Altair took to the air * 1931: Model 9 Orion, the first aircraft with retractable landing gear, took off 2
FS2004 Lockheed Altair madam Southern cut through This version of the Altair was procured and outfitted specifically for the 1935 London to Melbourne race.3
his Lockheed Altair on a flight to Mascot in 1934.4
reregistered as Lockheed Altair 8-D in 1940.5
Southern Cross Lockheed Altair 8D 1/24 scratchbuilt by Bill Bosworth Atlanta05_0054a.gif (350123 bytes) Macchi-Castoldi M.C.6
Speedwing, Ira Eaker in a Lockheed Altair, and Bob Hall in a Gee Bee Model Y. The Thompson was a ten lap race of 100 miles and was the climax of the National air races.7

Made by Lockheed Corporation.

It is the successor of the Lockheed Model 8 Sirius .

stand in for Lockheed Altair VH-USB 'Lady Southern Cross' in the movie 'Smithy'.8
The Lockheed Altair was a single-engined sport aircraft of the 1930s.9
Thumbnail The Lockheed Altair was a single-engined sport aircraft of the 1930s.10
two-seater Lockheed Altair, which he named Lady Southern Cross, and invited (Sir) P. G. Taylor to accompany him in the race.11
used to represent Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Lockheed Altair in the movie 'Smithy' earlier the same year 1956 - Mr E L Paine donates land to Company _RAN Firefly 12
X112 Lockheed Altair Anzac being off-loaded from the "Mariposa" at Woolloomooloo, Sydney, 1935. X114 Ned Kelly on the day before his execution, 1880.13
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Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.90 m
Predecessor
Lockheed Model 8 Sirius
Length Alt
8.64 m
Power Alt
373.0
Range Main
580 mi
Loaded Weight Main
4895.0
Max Speed Alt
180
Type Of Prop
9
Loading Main
53
Power/mass Main
360.0
Developed From
Lockheed Model 8 Sirius
Power/mass Alt
Height Main
289.56
Max Speed Main
207 mph
Cruise Speed Main
175 mph
Ceiling Main
23800.0
Number Built
11
Crew
1
Max Speed More
at 7
000 ft
Span Main
1303.02
Cruise Speed Alt
152
Area Main
293.2
Span Alt
13.03 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation
First Flight
September 1930
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Loaded Weight Alt
2220.0
More Performance
564.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
1468.0
Length Main
863.6
Area Alt
27.24 m²
Range Alt
504
Power Main
500 hp
Empty Weight Main
3235.0
Ceiling Alt
7
255 m
Category
Lockheed aircraft
United States civil utility aircraft 1920-1929
Loading Alt
82

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