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Lockheed Model 8 Sirius

Interwar (1919–1938)

Lockheed Model 8 Sirius — Fixed Wing
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The Lockheed Model 8 Sirius is a single-engined, propeller-driven monoplane designed and built by Jack Northrop and Gerard Vultee while they were engineers at Lockheed in 1929, at the request of Charles Lindbergh.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Thrust / Power
450 hp
Length (ft)
27
Wingspan (ft)
42
Empty Weight (lb)
4289
Service Ceiling (ft)
26100
Range (mi)
975
Max Speed (mph)
185