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Lockheed Aircraft Limited Lockheed Vega 5
Type Transport
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lockheed Aircraft Limited
Designer John Knudsen Northrop and Gerald Vultee
Status Retired
Primary user Commercial air carriers
Number built 132
History
Introduction date 1928
First flight July 4, 1927

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History Lockheed Aircraft Limited Lockheed Vega 5
Introduction date 1928 First flight July 4, 1927  



The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to its high speed and long range. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in one, and Wiley Post used his to prove the existence of the jet stream after flying around the world twice.

Operational history

The Lockheed 5B Vega that Amelia Earhart flew across the Atlantic.
Wiley Post's "Winnie Mae", in which he circled the globe, and proved the existence of the Jet Stream.

The first Vega 1, named the Golden Eagle, flew from Lockheed's Los Angeles plant on July 4, 1927. It could cruise at a then-fast 120 mph (190 km/h), and had a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h). A number of private owners placed orders for the design, and by the end of 1928, 68 had been produced. In the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, Vegas won every speed award.


 

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Introduction date 1928 First flight July 4, 1927

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Introduction date 1928 First flight July 4, 1927

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General characteristics

    • Crew: 1
    • Capacity: 6 pax
    • Length: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
    • Wingspan: 41 ft (12 m)
    • Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
    • Wing area: 275 sq ft (25.5 m2)
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    • Empty weight: 1,163 kg)
    Vega 5C floatplane (1,430 kg)
    • Gross weight: (2,041 kg)
    Vega 5C floatplane 4,880 lb (2,210 kg)
    • Fuel capacity: 160 US gal 
    • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340C Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
    • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
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Specifications

    • Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn) with NACA cowling
      • Vega 5C floatplane with NACA cowling 175 mph (282 km/h)
      • Cruise speed: 165 mph (266 km/h, 143 kn)
      Vega 5C floatplane with NACA cowling 160 mph (260 km/h)
      • Range: 725 mi (1,167 km, 630 nmi)
      Vega 5C floatplane 620 mi (1,000 km)
      • Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,800 m)
      Vega 5C floatplane 17,000 ft (5,200 m)
      • Rate of climb: 1,300 ft/min (6.6 m/s)
      Vega 5C floatplane 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)
      • Wing loading: 16.4 lb/sq ft (80 kg/m2)
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