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Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar
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Original source: Own work
Author: Greg Hume
Original source: Own work
Author: Greg Hume
The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar was a passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era.
* 28 March 1941: A Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (registration ZS-AST)
Elands Bay, South Africa.1
28 March 1941: A Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (registration ZS-AST)
Elands Bay, South Africa. All aboard were killed on impact and in the
post crash fire.2
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar, its first multi-engine aircraft, in 1943.
Also, that year the company's stock was traded on the American Stock
Exchange for the very first time.3
Made by Lockheed Corporation.
It is the successor of the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra ,
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar is the predecessor of the Lockheed Ventura.
The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar was a development of the model 14 Super
Electra. It featured more power, larger cabin and higher payload. It
was offered with several different engines.4
The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar was a passenger transport aircraft of
the World War II era.5
A Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar (registration ZS-ASW),
overran the runway at Palmietfontein after landing deep. The
undercarriage was ripped-off and the hull damaged beyond repair.6
Height Main
360.68
Height Alt
3.6 m
Predecessor
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
Length Alt
15.19 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
21000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
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Range Main
2
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
17500.0
Max Speed Alt
231
Type Of Prop
nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
Crew
3
Max Speed Main
266 mph
Power Main
1
200 hp
Developed From
Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
Introduced
1940-03-30
Capacity
18
Max Speed More
at 17
150 ft
Cruise Speed Main
200 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
9825.0
Ceiling Main
25400.0
Number Built
625
Successor
Lockheed Ventura
Armament
none
Cruise Speed Alt
174
Area Main
551.0
Primary user
Span Alt
19.96 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
895.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-1820-87
Manufacturer
First Flight
1939-09-21
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Loaded Weight Alt
7938.0
More Performance
396.0
Number Of Props
2
Empty Weight Alt
5670.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Lockheed Ventura
Length Main
1518.92
Span Main
1996.44
Area Alt
51.2 m²
Range Alt
2174
Related
* Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra* Lockheed Ventura* Howard 500
Empty Weight Main
12500.0
Ceiling Alt
7
740 m
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