Lockheed L-12/Army Air Corps C-40 by goodoleboy
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Description
Mirror bright and shiny, captured back on 10/29/07, at the 6th Annual Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo, held at the beautiful Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in beautiful Los Alamitos, California.
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Many variants were built of this aircraft, and the plane depicted above was just one of only ten C-40 models built for the military. Most other fotos I've seen of this ship show bullet-nose propeller spinners.
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The Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior, more commonly known as the Lockheed 12 or L-12, is an eight-seat, six-passenger all-metal twin-engine transport aircraft of the late 1930s designed for use by small airlines, companies, and wealthy private individuals. A scaled-down version of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra, the Lockheed 12 was not popular as an airliner but was widely used as a corporate and government transport. Several were also used for testing new aviation technologies.
Performance
* Maximum speed: 225 mph (362 km/h, 196 kn) at 5,000 feet (1,500 m)
* Range: 800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 22,900 ft (6,980 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,140 ft/min (427 m/min)
* Wing loading: 25 lb/ft (120 kg/m)
* Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)
Source: Wikipedia free enclopedia.
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Incidentally, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra mentioned above was the type aircraft the famed aviatrix, Amelia Earhart, was flying when she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in July of 1937.
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Comments (14)
MrsRatbag
Wow, that's one shiny aircraft! Must have been a challenge to find a viewpoint that didn't blind you with the sun reflection...excellent shots, so clear you can read the numbers on the propellers! Well done!
morningglory
I really like the planes that have this mirror-like surface. Even better on ZOOM!
mbz2662
Love that shine! Great shots :)
tennesseecowgirl
Wonderful, that top photo is excellent, I love seeing the cloud formations in the reflections... very nice work.
Biffowitz
They don't make em like that anymore! what a polish job huh! Cool captures Harry, I especially like the top one!
chuter
nice
auntietk
Oooooooohhhh! A VERY pretty plane, and I love the angles from which you shot these!
danapommet
Cherry condition Harry and 3 great POVs. Dana
Meisiekind
Wonderful collage of this very shiny plane Harry! It seems to be in top notch condition! :)
debbielove
Now THAT is a stunning aircraft! Outstanding!!! A real photographers dream! Look at that shine.. You have taken and indeed found a rare one here.. Well done Harry! Rob P.S. Ha! Aircraft! Double figures ...lol
jocko500
this is wonderful. plane is sharp and shiney for sure
mermaid
what a shiny one, I bet it's nearly invisible in the sky, reflecting everything around it
ShadowsNTime
Gorgeous reflections in that spit shined plane! Funny how time changes everything, my ex boss has a Lear jet for corporate travel. I wonder the change in price:-) Nicely captured Harry!
myrrhluz
Wonderful reflections! The first picture has amazing reflections! Is that the terminal and tower on the engine? I love one of the people on the engine, which seems to be talking back to it's person. In the bottom left corner is a reflection, that seems very little distorted. I like the swirly clouds in the nose. On the second image, the reflections to the left of the propeller are intersting because you see mostly feet and shadow. I think I see you in the third one. Terrific capture of a lot of people. Love the streaking clouds. Excellent shots