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NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft were the first American built turboprop airliners. They were introduced in 1958.
The Air Spray Ltd. conversion of a Electra Varig airliner was deployed in Canada in 1994. Since then they have acquired a reputation as the fastest initial attack air tankers.
Strengths of the L-188 Electra include little to no engine warm-up, a high 380 mph cruise speed and the nimbleness of a much smaller aircraft.
Water and retardant delivery is by a proprietary computerized system that is controlled by the pilo with a single rotary switch. Capacity is 3,000 gallons which can be disbursed in a single three second burst or metered out over a large area.
The advantage of the Air Spray System is more thorough and complete type of coverage than with aircraft having more than a single outlet.
Four conversion Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft are planned for future operation as of this writing.
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transport
two or three
Allison 501D
4 x 3,750 hp ea.
104' 6"
99' 0"
61,500 lbs.
116,000 lbs.
99 to 127
3,000 gallons
380 mph
445 mph
2,000 fpm
28,400 feet
2,200 miles
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Radio Control Airplane
RC Airplane by Richard Vale.
Radio Control Airplanes:
We haven't seen any rc L-188 Electra radio control airplanes modeled. However, there have been a number of anti submarine versions built. For someone interested in building a rc L-188 Electra water bomber, it seems all that would have to be done is to remove the “stinger” tail and paint the RC Airplane your favorite colors.
Pictured above and immediately below is the fantastic anti submarine version of the rc L-188 Electra scratch built by Richard Vale. It has a wing span of 78” and a length of 84”. Power comes from 4 x GWS 350-d motors. It has an all up weight of around 7 lbs.
In the second and third pictures below is the 46.5” wing span anti submarine version of the rc L-188 Electra built by Eddie P. of RC Groups. It is 1:25 scale with a length of 52.75”. Eddie powers it with four Speed 300 7.2V motors. All up weight is 41 oz.
Please email us any information you can provide on the rc L-188 Electra.
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Richard Vale's rc airplane on ground.
Radio Control Airplane
Eddie P. holding his rc airplane.
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