Lockheed C-60 Lodestar

Lockheed C-56 / C-57 / R5O - přehled verzí
Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar

Lockheeed Lodestar originated from the transport aircraft Lockheed 14 Super Electra. One of the Super Electer, returned to the parent factory after a series of accidents of this type, served as a prototype. The new prototype was extended by 1.5 m, which allowed the installation of at least one more row of seats, the wings and tail surfaces were unchanged. It first took off on September 21, 1939. It found few applicants in the American civilian market due to the competitive DC-3, it was more successful in abroad. 29 aircraft were ordered by the Dutch East Indies, 21 South African Airways, 12 Trans Canada Airlines and 9 British Overseas Aircraft Corporation, a total of 96 aircraft were to be delivered abroad. These machines had different versions of Pratt & amp; Whitney and Wright Cyclone.
In 1940, the first military order came from the US Navy, where the Lodestary was classified as R5O. In 1941, as transport aircraft, the US Army Air Corps purchased 13 Lodestars under the designation C-57 with various versions of Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830. After Pearl Harbor, a number of civilian machines were confiscated and put into service as the C-56. In 1942 and 1943 they were delivered to the Air Force C-60A (18 seats, airborne). Some machines were delivered to England, where they were designated as Lodestar I (a mixture of various civilian machines confiscated in England or delivered from the USA), Lodestar IA (civilian machines, completed as C-59) and Lodestar II (16 C-60 and several C-60A), mostly operated as medium-range transport aircraft. In addition to the United States, Lodestary used the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the South African Air Force, the Brazilian Air Force and the Dutch East Indies Air Force. After the war, part of the Lodestars was rebuilt into commercial aircraft.
A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants, including civilian ones, were produced. Lockheed Ventura[/url] was established as the militarized brother of Lodestar .
There should still be 15-20 airworthy machines in the US.

Overview of civilian versions:
Version Drive unit Made *[/i ] Notes
[url=/viewtopic.php/t/161180/title/Lockheed-18-07-Lodestar] Model 18-07 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1690-S1E2-G (652 kW) 35 transport, 14 seats
Model 18-08 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-SC3-G (895 kW) 40 transport, 12 seats
Model 18-10 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-SC3-G (895 kW) 39 transport, 14 seats
Model 18-14 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-S4C4-G (895 kW) 17 VIP, 9-13 seats
Model 18-40 Wright GR-1820-G102A (895 kW) 26 transport, 12 seats
Model 18-50 Wright GR-1820-G202A (895 kW) 13 transport, 14 seats

* including machines only under construction and completed for the USAAF

Overview of military versions:
Version Drive unit Made Notes
US Army
C-56 Wright R-1820-89 (895 kW) 1 seized civil L-18-50
C-56A Pratt & amp ; Whitney R-1690-54 (652 kW) 1 confiscated civilian L-18-07
C-56B Wright R -1820-97 (895 kW) 13 confiscated civilian L-18-40, mostly aircraft escaped from the Dutch East.India to Australia
C-56C Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1690-54 (652 kW) 12 confiscated civil L-18-07 (a L-18-10, L-18-14),
C-56D Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1690-25 (652 kW) 7 rebuilt civil L-18-10/18-08
C-56E Wright R-1820-97 (895 kW) 2 seized civil L-18-50
C-57 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-53 (895 kW) 13 during production confiscated civil L-18-14
C-57A - 0 not used
C-57B Pratt & amp ; Whitney R-1830-53 (895 kW) 7 confiscated civilian L-18-08
C-57C Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-43 (895 kW) 3 conversion from C-60A
C-57D Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-92 (895 kW) 1 conversion from C-57C
C-59 Pratt & amp ; Whitney R-1690-25 (652 kW) 10 seized L-18-07, 7 transferred to RAF as Lodestar Mk.IA
C-60 Wright R -1820-87 (895 kW) 36 seized L-18-56, 16 transferred to RAF as Lodestar Mk.II
C-60A Pratt & amp ; Whitney R-1830-87 (895 kW) 324 18-seat airborne
XC-60B Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-87 (895 kW) 1 with experimental defroster
C-60C 0 planned 21-seater transport aircraft, unbuilt
C-66 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1850-53 1 confiscated L-18-10, 7-seater interior, handed over to the Brazilian Air Force, where it became the president's personal transport aircraft Vargase.
US Navy
XR5O-1 Wright R -1820 (895 kW) 1 staff equivalent L-18-40 for USCG
R5O-1 Wright R -1820-97 (895 kW) 2 staff L-18-40 for US Navy
R5O-2 Pratt & amp ; Whitney R-1690-25 (634 kW) 1 similar to L-18-07
R5O-3 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830-34A (895 kW) 2 VIP, similar to L-18-10
R5O-4 Wright R-1820-40 (895 kW) 12 conversion from civilian L-18-56, seven-seater staff transport aircraft
R5O-5 Wright R-1820-40 (895 kW) 14 conversion from civilian L-18-56, fourteen-seater transport aircraft
R5O-6 Pratt & amp; Whitney R-1830 35 C-60A-5-LO made for USAAF and handed over to US Marine Corps
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Lockheed C-60 Lodestar - Lodestar Trans Canada Airlines. Zdroj http://www.aircanada.com/fr/about/fleet/historical/lockheed-1808.html

Lodestar Trans Canada Airlines. Zdroj www.aircanada.com
Lockheed C-60 Lodestar - C-60A-1-LO Lady Lodestar 42-55884 / N30N na Confederate Air Force airshow 2001.

C-60A-1-LO "Lady Lodestar" 42-55884 / N30N na Confederate Air Force airshow 2001.
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