Lockheed Altair

infobox Aircraft
name= Lockheed Altair
type= Civilian sport
manufacturer=Lockheed Aircraft Limited


caption= This Altair C/N 213, was the next to the last Altair built at the Lockheed Burbank Plant- Photo courtesy of Aero Museum Services.

The Lockheed Altair was a development of the Lockheed Sirius. The Altair was one of the first aircraft designs with a fully rectractable undercarriage.

The first five Altairs were converted Siriuses. Another six Altairs were built from scratch: three by Lockheed, two by Detroit Aircraft Corporation, and one by AiRover. The AiRover Altair, dubbed "The Flying Testbed", was powered by a Unitwin engine, which used two engines to drive a single shaft. The Unitwin was used in the Vega Starliner, which never went into production.

Specifications

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crew=1
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length main=28 ft 4 in
length alt=8.64 m
span main=42 ft 9 in
span alt=13.03 m
height main=9 ft 6 in
height alt=2.90 m
area main=293 ft
area alt=27.238 m
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empty weight main=3,235 lb
empty weight alt=1,468 kg
loaded weight main=4,895 lb
loaded weight alt=2,220 kg
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max speed main=207 mph
max speed alt=333 km/h
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range main=580 mi
range alt=935 km
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ceiling main=23,800 ft
ceiling alt=7,255 m
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ee also

aircontent
sequence=
*"Lockheed"
** L-1 - L-2 - L-3 - L-4 - L-5 - L-7 - L-8 - L-8A - L-9
* "1922-1962 Navy" :
** "Transport:" RK - RM - RN - RO - RQ - RR - RS
**"Transport:" RO - R2O - R3O - XR4O - R5O - R6O - R7O
*"1924-1948 USAAC/F"
**"Transport:" C-20 - C-21 - C-22 - C-23 - C-24 - C-25 - C-26 - C-27 - C-28

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* Lockheed Vega
* Lockheed Air Express
* Lockheed Explorer
* Lockheed Sirius
* Lockheed Orion

lists=
* List of Lockheed aircraft
* List of military aircraft of the United States
* List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)

References

* Francillon, René J, "Lockheed Aircraft since 1913". Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1987.
* John Oder - Aero Museum Services is dedicated to bringing these Vintage Aircraft back into service. http://aeromuseumservices.com/
* Ron Cuskelly - Very detailed information of Lockheed Altair "Lady Southern Cross". Contains images, data etc - http://www.adastron.com/lockheed/altair/altair.htm