Lockheed Electra 10E
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The Lockheed Electra 10E is a twin‑engine all‑metal airliner of the 1930s, best known as the aircraft Amelia Earhart flew on her ill‑fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Electra 10E canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Model 10 Electra variant
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airliner ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftEra | 1930s ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer |
Lockheed Aircraft Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed
|
| aircraftRole |
long‑range transport
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passenger airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftSeries | Electra ⓘ |
| airframeType | semi‑monocoque ⓘ |
| configuration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| construction | all‑metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor | short‑ to medium‑haul airline routes ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Lockheed Model 10 Electra ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | aluminum alloy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with Amelia Earhart’s final flight
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representative of 1930s all‑metal airliner design ⓘ |
| introduced | mid‑1930s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Lockheed Aircraft Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
|
| notableAircraft | Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disappearance over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during Amelia Earhart’s world flight attempt ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | two ⓘ |
| operator |
Amelia Earhart
ⓘ
Purdue Research Foundation ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 10 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine
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surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R‑1340 Wasp radial engine
|
| propellerType | two‑bladed variable‑pitch propellers ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston‑engine propeller ⓘ |
| registrationOfNotableExample | NR16020 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Purdue Research Foundation ⓘ |
| tailNumberOfNotableExample | NR16020 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amelia Earhart
ⓘ
various U.S. airlines in the 1930s ⓘ |
| usedFor | attempted circumnavigation of the globe ⓘ |
| usedInYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| variantOf | Lockheed Model 10 Electra ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | low wing ⓘ |
| wingType | cantilever low wing ⓘ |
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