Lockheed L-12A Electra Junior

  • Period: Interwar (1919-1938)
  • Uses: Airliner
  • First Flight: June 27, 1936
  • Display Status: In Reserve Hangar.

Designed as a smaller version of the 10A, the Lockheed 12A was well liked by corporate operators and private individuals, but less popular with feeder airlines who considered them too small. Many were used by the US Army Air Corps and other air forces. The RCAF had ten Lockheed 12As on strength during Second World War. These were later sold as surplus and continued to fly with private operators after the war. Production was terminated early in Second World War.

Three British Lockheed 12s with hidden cameras secretly photographed areas of Germany before the outbreak of Second World War.

Museum Example

  • Registration #: CF-CCT
  • Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, United States
  • Manufacture Date: 1937
  • Construction #: 1219
  • Aquisition Date: 1963
  • Provenance: Donation from Department of Transport

The Museum version was made in 1937 and operated by the Department of Transport until 1963, when it was presented to the Museum. The Museum aircraft was purchased by the Department of Transport in 1937 to survey the proposed route of the Trans-Canada Airway. In 1937 it performed the first same-day Montreal-to-Vancouver flight, with five stops along the way.

Specifications

Wing Span:
15.1 m (49 ft 6 in)
Length:
11.1 m (36 ft 4 in)
Height:
3 m (9 ft 9 in)
Weight, Empty:
2,615 kg (5,765 lb)
Weight, Gross:
3,810 kg (8,400 lb)
Cruising Speed:
343 km/h (213 mph)
Max Speed:
362 km/h (225 mph)
Rate of Climb:
427 m (1,400 ft) /min
Service Ceiling:
6,980 m (22,900 ft)
Range:
1,285 km (800 mi)
Power Plant:
two Pratt & Whitney R-985-SB Wasp Jr., 450 hp, radial engines