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Lockheed 10-A Electra

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RegistrationUSN72GT

VAOperatorVARIG

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Lockheed 10-A Electra. Has operated for FAB Força Aérea Brasileira, United States Army Air Forces, Northwest Airlines and VARIG.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN1015

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed Modelo 10 Electra

Figures for the Electra 10-A variant, the most representative of the family

Length11.8 m39 ft

Wingspan16.8 m55 ft

Height3.1 m10 ft

Range1,300 km702 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed283 km/h153 ktMach 0.27

Service ceiling6,480 m21,260 ft

Maximum take-off weight4,581 kg10,099 lb

Maximum payload1,712 kg3,774 lbIts 10 passengers with baggage would weigh about 1.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity10 passengers

Endurance4 h 36 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,300 km range, from Rio De Janeiro it could fly non-stop as far as:

GRUSão Paulo336 km

Beyond its rangeEZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)1,996 km

The type first flew in 1934 (92 years ago) · About 149 units built

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorVARIG airline base

Base

GIGRio De Janeiro GRUSão Paulo

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Dec 5, 1944

Delivered to Northwest Airlines

Delivered to Northwest Airlines as NC14900.

Operators

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FAB Força Aérea Brasileira

Registration FAB1002

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United States Army Air Forces

Registration 42-57213

1944-12-05

Northwest Airlines

Registration NC14900

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Northwest Airlines

Registration NC14900

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VARIG

Registration PP-VAR

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Lockheed 10-A Electra · N72GT · VARIG}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L10-1015},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L10-1015}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

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