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Lockheed L-188C Electra

L188-1082Unknown

RegistrationCAC-FVFI

MAOperatorMandala Airlines

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Lockheed L-188C Electra built in 1959. Has operated for Northwest Airlines, Air California and Mandala Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1959

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN1082

Hex / ICAO 24-bitC037FF

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

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Aircraft chronology

1959

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Aug 4, 1959

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as N123US.

Aug 11, 1959

Transferred to Northwest Airlines

Transferred to Northwest Airlines.

Jul 21, 1970

Transferred to Air California

Transferred to Air California.

Mar 8, 1976

Re-registered

Changed from N123US to N123AC (still with Air California).

Nov 1, 1979

Transferred to Mandala Airlines

Transferred to Mandala Airlines.

Operators

1959-08-04

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Registration N123US

1959-08-11

Northwest Airlines

Registration N123US

1970-07-21

Air California

Registration N123US

1976-03-08

Air California

Registration N123AC

1979-11-01

Mandala Airlines

Registration PK-RLD

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Lockheed L-188C Electra · C-FVFI · Mandala Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L188-1082},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/L188-1082}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

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