| 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
non-profit 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.
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any items or information which you feel may be of benefit to the restoration
project, please do not hesitate to contact us via the
"Parts Wanted" or "Links & Contacts" pages.
** LATEST
UPDATES - 21st December, 5th November 09**
News
from the L10A hangar 21st Dec:
Although
disrupted and pushed behind schedule by work on hangar
doors and equipment maintenance, the rear fuselage has
been steadily progressing. The various challenges
involved in making an entire new rear bulkhead assembly
(all parts were either cracked or out of alignment due
to a previous field repair) are now 'behind' us and the
bulkhead is finally in place. Work on the tailplane
centre section, attach angles and belly skins is
underway. The new outboard undercarriage mount is now in
place and work will soon commence on final installation
of the mains.
For photos
of recent work, check out the
fuselage photo page
News
from the L10A hangar 5th Nov:
The big
shed has been resonating with the sound of hundreds of
rivets being carefully set as the remaining skins on the
rear fuselage were attached! A delay caused by
subcontractor quality issues on a rear bulkhead part has
caused a delay with riveting the last foot of the rear
fuse, but everything else is all go. The remaining rear
bulkhead parts have been manufactured, heat treated and
drilled, with final details scheduled to be finished off
when the centre section of the tail is fitted again. The
replacement undercarriage gearboxes (see
centre
section photos) have been set up & assembled and the
new cabin door frame has been riveted in place. Work
will soon begin on replacing the last few skins on the
belly of the aircraft, as well as re-skinning the
tailplane centre section. Then its onto the exciting
phase of fitting systems!
For photos
of recent work, check out the
fuselage photo page
News
from the L10A hangar 8th Oct:
Things are
getting interesting! After a month off the
project, we are now back into it with a vengeance, all
the new stringers, frames, skins, entire rear bulkhead
and a multitude of small parts for the rear fuselage
have been completed, trial fitted and drilled. The new
rear bulkhead and beams are away for heat treatment and
due back sometime next week. Six aft fuselage skins are
being polished in readiness for installation. The
tailwheel oleo assembly has been trial fitted and many
control system parts inspected, prepared and painted.
The next 2-3 weeks should see a huge and exciting leap
in visual progress, a culmination of months worth of
detail work.
For photos
of recent work, check out the
fuselage photo page
News
from the L10A hangar 27th June:
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.
Click on
the image below to go the fuselage photos...
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