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Lockheed L-188A Electra

L188-1040Written off

RegistrationCAC-GFQA

AIOperatorAir Spray

6operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

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Lockheed L-188A Electra. Operated for Braniff International, US Department of the Interior and Air Spray.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN1040

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed L-188 Electra

Figures for the L-188C variant, the most representative of the family

Length31.9 m104 ft

Wingspan30.2 m99 ft

Height10.0 m33 ft

Range3,500 km1,890 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed600 km/h324 ktMach 0.56

Service ceiling8,700 m28,543 ft

Maximum take-off weight51,256 kg113,000 lb

Maximum payload25,220 kg55,601 lbIts 98 passengers with baggage would weigh about 9.8 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity98 passengers

Endurance5 h 50 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1957 (69 years ago) · About 170 units built · Production ended in 1961

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Apr 29, 1959

Delivered to Braniff International

Delivered to Braniff International as N9701C.

Feb 27, 1975

Transferred to TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Transferred to TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador.

Apr 1, 1986

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Nov 1, 1993

Transferred to Filair

Transferred to Filair.

Oct 22, 1997

Transferred to Air Spray

Transferred to Air Spray.

Nov 30, 1999

Re-registered

Changed from C-GBKT to C-GFQA (still with Air Spray).

Operators

1959-04-29

Braniff International

Registration N9701C

1968-03-28

Braniff International

Registration N9701C

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US Department of the Interior

Registration N9701C

1975-02-27

TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Registration FAE1040

—

TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Registration HC-AZT

1986-04-01

VARIG

Registration PP-VNK

1993-11-01

Filair

Registration 9Q-CDU

1997-10-22

Air Spray

Registration C-GBKT

1999-11-30

Air Spray

Registration C-GFQA

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Lockheed L-188A Electra · C-GFQA · Air Spray}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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