Lockheed Electra 10E Special - NR16020: Difference between revisions
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* [http://www.tighar.org/TTracks/1995Vol_11/1103.pdf "The Earhart Electra, part II: Around the World," 9 November 1995 ''TIGHAR Tracks.''] | * [http://www.tighar.org/TTracks/1995Vol_11/1103.pdf "The Earhart Electra, part II: Around the World," 9 November 1995 ''TIGHAR Tracks.''] | ||
* [[Lockheed Martin archive]] | * [[Lockheed Martin archive]] | ||
* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/harneydrawings.html The Harney Drawings]]--detailed plans for the interior and exterior of the Electra. | |||
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Revision as of 16:30, 18 August 2009
[[Joe Gurr}}: "The airplane, a Lockheed No. NR 16020, was really fascinating. It was obviously engineered and equipped for very long non-stop flights. The fuselage was solid gasoline tanks, two rows of them, from bulkhead to bulkhead, with just enough room between the tops of the tanks and the overhead for a person to be able to crawl from the stern to the cockpit on their tummy. Located in the stern, just opposite the main entrance door was a small table for the navigator's use. The radio transmitter was installed above this table. Jammed in what space they could find was a toilet."[1]
- "Gurr's recollections do not correspond exactly to what is known about the aircraft: there was just one row of tanks, the transmitter was below the table, and the toilet was in a standard location."[2]
Windows come and go
- "As delivered in July 1936, the airplane had only two windows in the cabin. These were the aftmost standard airline windows and were directly opposite each other. Then in January of 1937 a window was installed in the cabin door on the port side and a larger-than-standard window was installed on the starboard side. This last window is the one that was later skinned over in Miami."[3]
Gallery
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AEinstrument.jpg
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Electrairb.jpg
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headon.jpg
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planform.gif
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Earhart-electra 10.jpg
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Wheeler Field, Mar 19, 1937 Hawaii Aviation.jpg
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Luke Field March 20, 1937 Hawaii Aviation.jpg
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References
- ↑ Joe Gurr to Fred Goerner, 3 May 1982.
- ↑ Ric Gillespie, 2 March 2009 Forum.
- ↑ Ric Gillespie, 31 May 2000 Forum.
Image:Wheeler_Field_March_19,_1937_Hawaii_Aviation.jpg
Related articles
- Radio equipment on NR16020.
- "The Earhart Electra, part I: A Star is Born," 31 May 1995 TIGHAR Tracks.
- "The Earhart Electra, part II: Around the World," 9 November 1995 TIGHAR Tracks.
- Lockheed Martin archive
- The Harney Drawings]--detailed plans for the interior and exterior of the Electra.