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Amelia Earhart Search Forum => General discussion => Topic started by: Randy Conrad on June 14, 2014, 07:45:10 PM

Title: Lockheed Aircraft Company...."In the beginning!"
Post by: Randy Conrad on June 14, 2014, 07:45:10 PM

Hey guys...Hope your having a wonderful weekend!!!! I ran across this video clip tonight of the process of airplane manufacturing at Lockheed Martin back in 1940. As I watching this...it is definately very informative and may answer some questions in regards to Amelia's Lockheed Electra 10-E. I personally didn't realize how much work went into assembling a plane of its size. With this video, I'm wondering if the parts and pieces we have as artifacts...may in fact had been formed parts. Anyway, like I said...you will find it very interesting as you step back into time!



http://youtu.be/9vhqoEkABco

Title: Re: Lockheed Aircraft Company...."In the beginning!"
Post by: Jerry Germann on June 23, 2014, 09:28:04 PM

Thank you for the link Randy,....In looking for more rivet patterns, I came across labeling I didn't know was applied in the 1930's ......I don't know if other manufacturers did likewise, but in this photo, I see what appears to read NO STEP on wing edge.....Lockheed gave attention to the details, even back then it seems.

http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fearhart&CISOPTR=781&DMSCALE=50.00000&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMMODE=viewer&DMFULL=0&DMOLDSCALE=2.52525&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=%2520miami%2520amelia&DMTHUMB=1&REC=7&DMROTATE=0&x=40&y=92