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CARGO AIRCRAFT

LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA

Buffalo Airways Lockheed L-188 Electra C-FBAQ

Aircraft Summary

The Lockheed L-188 Electra is a medium haul cargo aircraft capable of transporting 15,000 kg via an internal pallet system. Cargo pallets require either a high-loader or forklift to access its main deck.

Aircraft History and Features

Lockheed’s second airliner named Electra, the Model 188 was a medium-sized, 4-turboprop airliner first flown on December 6, 1957.  Its career was cut short by the advent of more efficient jet aircraft and by two high-profile accidents in 1959 and 1960, but the design lived on as an effective patrol and anti-submarine aircraft that is still in use around the world.

Used initially by major airlines including American, Eastern and Braniff, the 170 civil Electra airliners received mixed reviews from customers.  This hardened into active avoidance when two Electras crashed because of inadequate wing and engine-mount strength.  Lockheed remedied the problem by redesigning the wing and rebuilding existing examples at its own expense, but the flying public had lost trues in the plane and no further airliner orders were placed after 1960.  Short-haul airlines and cargo lines used them well into the 1980s.

During the mid-1970s, around 40 aircraft were retired and modified from passenger service into air cargo use. The  modifications were carried out by a subsidiary of Lockheed from with one or two large doors in the left side of the fuselage and a reinforced cabin floor.

Aircraft of similar role, capacity and era were: Antonov An-10, Antonov An-12, Bristol Britannia, Canadair CL-44, lyushin Il-18, Vickers Vanguard, Vickers Viscount

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OVERVIEW


RANGE

Medium haul

PAYLOAD

15000 kg / 33069 lbs

CRUISE SPEED

592 kph / 367 mph

HOLD SIZE

2200x274x210 cm / 866x107x82 in

DOOR SIZE

355x198 cm / 139x77 in

SPECIFICATIONS


TOTAL LOAD VOLUME

91 m³ / 3213 ft³

MAXIMUM RANGE

2037 km / 1265 mi

FERRY RANGE

4630 km / 2876 mi

RUNWAY REQUIREMENT

1800 m / 5905 ft

COMPARABLE AIRCRAFT

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era


  • Antonov An-10
  • Antonov An-12
  • Bristol Britannia
  • Canadair CL-44
  • Ilyushin Il-18
  • Vickers Vanguard
  • Vickers Viscount

REFERENCE


Model

Lockheed L-188 Electra

Manufacturer

Lockheed Martin

Variants

L-188A, -188AF (All Freight version), L-188PF (Passenger-Freight version), L-188C, L-188CF, YP-3A Orion

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