L-188 Electra / TransamericaTransamerica Lockheed L 188 Electra airplane model. The design of the Lockheed L 188 Electra began in 1954, and in the following year the company received a launching order for the airplane from American Airlines. The prototype was first flown on December 6, 1957. Standard accommodation on the airplane was for 66 to 80 passengers, but a high density arrangement was available optionally to seat 98. A total of 170 airplanes had been built when

Rotorspan 13 3/8 inches

The total flying time of the Shinden was approximately 45 minutes

By the end of hostilities

The Yak-9 operated with a wide variety of armament

28 days on the way and 5 days of fitting out

Using the same fuselage cross-section as the Boeing 727

interception

The USAF ordered 993 -E models

Even as the XP-92 program was ending

Large shipments of spares were held back

in 1954-1962

In addition to their air demonstration responsibilities