| Type |
2 + 12 -14 passengers |
| Engine |
2 Wright SGR-1820-F62 Cyclone |
| Dimensions |
Length 13,61 m , height 3,48 m , span 19,96 m , wing area 51,19 m2 , |
| Weights |
Empty 4876 kg, loaded 7099 kg, max. take off weight 7938 kg , fuel 2440 l |
| Performance |
Max.. speed 400 km/h at 1800 m , cruising speed 346 km/h , range 1370 km at max. load, ferry range 3420 km, endurance , service ceiling 7500 m , climb 7,7 m/sec. |
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The Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar is a passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era, developed as part of the Model 10 Electra family; developed from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra.
Sales of the 10–14 passenger Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra, which first flew in 1937, had proved disappointing, despite the aircraft's excellent performance, as it was more expensive to operate than the larger Douglas DC-3, already in widespread use. In order to improve the type's economics, Lockheed decided to stretch the aircraft's fuselage by 5 1.68 m, allowing an extra two rows of seats to be fitted.
The prototype for the revised airliner, designated Model 18 by Lockheed, was converted from the fourth Model 14, one of a batch which had been returned to the manufacturer by Northwest Airlines after a series of crashes. The modified aircraft first flew in this form on September 21, 1939, another two prototypes being converted from Model 14s, with the first newly built Model 18 flying on February 2, 1940.
