| 1941 Lockheed Electra 10A S/N1145
'Diego de Almagro', is making steady progress towards
flying once again; check out our updates
for the latest news on this ambitious and thorough
restoration project. In many countries, the Lockheed
Electra played an important part in the early history of
scheduled and company air travel, which we so easily
take for granted today.
Famous figures such as Amelia Earhart are associated
with the elegant L10, which was a substantial
advancement in aviation technology and speed when it first came
on the scene in the mid 1930's.
We hope you enjoy this web site. If you have
any items or information which you feel may be of benefit to the restoration
project, please do not hesitate to contact us via the
"For Sale & Wanted" or "Links & Contacts" pages.
** LATEST
UPDATES - 27th June, 27th May, 25th April 09**
News
from the L10A hangar 27/06:
Steady
progress is being made on the tail section, the new
cabin door frame parts came in from Custom Metal Shaping
and were carefully finished off, trimmed, trial fitted
and have now been anodized and painted ready for final
installation. The aft cabin bulkhead + door (normally
aft wall of toilet) has been fully restored. The
fuselage is now sporting shiny new roof and side skins,
with the remaining skins being made while the structure
is sorted out and new frames are installed.
For photos
of recent work, check out the
fuselage photo page
News
from the L10A hangar 25/04:
After a
few months delay due to other commitments and building
custom equipment, we are back onto the Electra with a
vengeance and making solid progress.
The new
aft fuselage frames are back from heat treatment and are
being readied for fitting, replacement stringer channel
is being made and various new skins have been made for
the aft fuselage roof. The aft fuse is presently looking
very bare, with various frames and the aft cabin
bulkhead + door removed for restoration.
The new
outboard undercarriage mounts are being readied for
installation and as always, many 'mini projects'
involving a multitude of detail items are also underway!
Click on
the image below to go the fuselage photos...
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