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:
* including machines only under construction and completed for the USAAF
Overview of military versions:
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 |