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Vega

1927 utility transport aircraft family by Lockheed
Class type of: transport aircraft with 1 piston-propeller engine Q976898

Facts

23 properties

Identity

Instance of
aircraft family

Population and size

Height
8.4
Length
28.0, 332.0
More facts +20
Subclass of
transport aircraft with 1 piston-propeller engine[7]
Country of origin
United States[10]
Described by source
The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition, The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition
Designed by
Jack Northrop, Gérard Freebairn Vultee[8][9]
Exhibition history
National Air and Space Museum, Fantasy of Flight, The Henry Ford[13][14][15]
First flight
July 4, 1927[12]
Made from material
plywood[6]
Manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation[5]
Mass
5200.0
Maximum capacity
6.0, 5.0[18][19]
Maximum operating altitude
22000.0, 15000.0
Military designation
UC-101[17]
Nominal power output
225.0
Operator
Australia, United States, United States Air Force[2][3][4]
Powered by
Shenyang J-5[11]
Service entry
July 4, 1927[16]
Speed
138 (138–180, n=3)
Total produced
132.0[20]
Vehicle range
900.0
Wingspan
492.0
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🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lockheed Vega 5b Smithsonian.jpg ↗
BabelNet ID
00859284n
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/Vega-airplane
Freebase ID
/m/015hkw
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Lockheed_Vega
Topic's main category
Category:Lockheed Vega

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🔗 Connections
Exhibition history 3
National Air and Space Museum, The Henry Ford, Fantasy of Flight
Operator 3
United States, Australia, United States Air Force
Designed by 2
Jack Northrop, Gérard Freebairn Vultee
Country of origin 1
United States
Made from material 1
plywood
Manufacturer 1
Lockheed Corporation
Powered by 1
Shenyang J-5
Subtypes 1
Air Express
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Summary

Vega is an aircraft family[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include 28 feet[21] and 332 inches[22]. Speeds include 180 mile per hour[23], 155 mile per hour[24], and 138 mile per hour[25].

Related Entities

Australia United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Passenger Airliners of the United States 1926-1986. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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