The Lockheed Air Express was the second aircraft design created by the Lockheed Aircraft Company after its founding in 1927; the type first flew in April 1928. The Air Express was based around the original fuselage of the Vega, but the wing was raised to a parasol configuration above the fuselage and the cockpit was moved behind the wing. The design was a commercial success for the company although only seven were built.

No Air Expresses have survived to the present day.

Contents 1 Variants 2 Operators 3 Specifications 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Variants

Lockheed 3 Air Express

Single-engined passenger and mail transport aircraft, seating between four to six passengers in an enclosed cabin, able to carry up to 1,000-lb (454-kg) of mail, powered by a 410-hp (306-kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engine; seven built.

Air Express Special

One-off version built for Laura Ingalls, for a non-stop trans-Altantic flight in 1931; one built.

[edit] Operators

 United States

• American Airways
• New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line
• Pan American Airways
• Texas Air Transport
• Western Air Express

[edit] Specifications

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Lockheed produced 7 aircraft between 1928 and 1931. This info published in the Lockheed Star Vol. 49, No.13, July 1 1982. This issue contains other info pertinent to Lockheed aircraft.

D.C Phillips

[edit] References

• Francillon, René J, Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1987.

[edit] See also

Related development

• Lockheed Vega
• Lockheed Explorer
• Lockheed Sirius
• Lockheed Altair
  

Related lists

• List of Lockheed aircraft
  

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