Lockheed 10E - Definition and Overview

Lockheed L-10A Electra (C-36)
Description
Role	Transport
Crew	2
Passengers	10
First Flight	February 23, 1934
Entered Service
Manufacturer	Lockheed
Dimensions
Length	38 ft 7 in	11.8 m
Wingspan	55 ft 0 in	16.8 m
Height	10 ft 1 in	3.1 m
Wing Area	458 ft²	42.6 m²
Weights
Empty	6,454 lb	2,930 kg
Loaded	10,500 lb	4,760 kg
Maximum takeoff	lb	kg
Powerplant
Engine	2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-13
Power (each)	450 hp	340 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	202 mph @ 5,000 ft	325 km/h @ 1,520 m
Combat range	713 miles	1,150 km
Ferry range	km	miles
Service ceiling	19,400 ft	5,910 m
Rate of climb	1,000 ft/min	300 m/min
Wing loading	22.9 lb/ft²	111.7 kg/m²
Power/Mass	0.085 hp/lb	142 W/kg

The Lockheed L-10 Electra was Lockheed's first experiment in metal aircraft production, and was built to compete with the Ford Trimotor. It made its first flight in 1934.

Amelia Earhart piloted an Electra on her final around-the-world flight in 1937.

While many Electras were impressed into the military during World War II (as the C-36), they started to disappear after the end of the war, by which point they were long obsolete.

Lockheed L-10 Electra variants