Lockheed L-188 Electra
Lockheed. A turboprop airliner.
- Seats
- Mixed 82, Tourist 98
- Range
- 3,400 km
- Cruise
- 600 km/h
- Payload
- 11,000 kg
- Take off run
- 1,500 m
- Fuel burn
- 1,550 kg per block hour
- Reference price
- $2,200,000 in 1958 dollars
- Enters service
- 1959-01-12
- Confidence
- estimated (to be verified)
Source: Checked field by field against published sources, see evidence. Fields not listed under verifiedFields are estimates.
Evidence
Figures below were checked against published sources. The game value can differ from the checked value where sources used another definition, for example a range at maximum fuel against a range with a full load. Agreement describes the game value at the time of checking. Checked figures that agree: cruiseKmh, rangeKm, mtowT, takeoffRunM, introDate, seats.
| Field | Checked value | Agreement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cruiseKmh | 600 km/h | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aerocorner.com |
| rangeKm | 3500 km | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aerocorner.com |
| payloadKg | 15300 kg | differs | en.wikipedia.org, aerocorner.com |
| mtowT | 51.26 tonnes | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aerocorner.com |
| takeoffRunM | 1440 m | confirmed | aerocorner.com |
| introDate | 1959-01-12 ISO date | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org, aussieairliners.org |
| seats | 66 to 80 mixed class; 98 high density seats | confirmed | en.wikipedia.org |
Caveats are kept in the repository file docs/research/aircraft-verification.json. The web pages cited were read through a summarising fetch tool, so figures should be rechecked against the originals before any release.