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Lockheed Vega 1

VEGA-161Unknown

RegistrationUSNC12288

NOOperatorNorthern Consolidated Airlines

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Lockheed Vega 1. Has operated for Northern Consolidated Airlines and Braniff International.

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Technical data

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN161

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Lockheed Vega

Figures for the Vega 5C variant, the most representative of the family

Length8.4 m27 ft

Wingspan12.5 m41 ft

Height2.6 m8 ft

Range1,167 km630 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed266 km/h144 ktMach 0.25

Service ceiling5,791 m18,999 ft

Maximum take-off weight2,041 kg4,500 lb

Maximum payload878 kg1,936 lbIts 6 passengers with baggage would weigh about 0.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity6 passengers

Endurance4 h 23 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,167 km range, from Dallas it could fly non-stop as far as:

ATLAtlanta1,158 km DFWDallas-Fort Worth19 km

Beyond its rangeORDChicago1,285 km

The type first flew in 1927 (99 years ago) · About 128 units built · Production ended in 1934

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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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorBraniff International airline base

Base

DALDallas

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Operators

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Northern Consolidated Airlines

Registration NC12288

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Braniff International

Registration NC12288

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Lockheed Vega 1 · NC12288 · Northern Consolidated Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VEGA-161},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VEGA-161}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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