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Lockheed L-188A Electra

L188-1124Scrapped

RegistrationCAC-GZYH

AIOperatorAir Spray

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Lockheed L-188A Electra built in 1960. Operated for American Airlines, VARIG, Interlink Airlines Pty and Air Spray. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerLockheed

First flight1960

Country of registrationCanadá

MSN1124

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

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Aircraft chronology

1960

Built

Assembled by Lockheed.

Feb 19, 1960

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Delivered to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. as N6133A.

Feb 24, 1960

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Mar 15, 1968

Transferred to VARIG

Transferred to VARIG.

Oct 1, 1993

Transferred to Interlink Airlines Pty

Transferred to Interlink Airlines Pty.

Oct 25, 2002

Transferred to Air Spray

Transferred to Air Spray.

Operators

1960-02-19

Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Registration N6133A

1960-02-24

American Airlines

Registration N6133A

1968-03-15

VARIG

Registration PP-VJW

1993-10-01

Interlink Airlines Pty

Registration HR-AMM

2002-10-25

Air Spray

Registration C-GZYH

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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