Ladies and Gents,
This may sound like a silly question but a few days back I heard the engine note of an odd multi-t/prop aircraft, I live under the approach to Liverpool Airport and hear plenty of BA ATP’s and the occaisional Emerald HS748, I looked up and saw what I first took to be a P-3 Orion!. After a rapid double take I noticed that the MAD “sting” was missing from its trailing end. I am forced to the conclusion therefore that it was a Lockheed Electra. It was on a rough SW heading from Liverpool (possible Irish destination?).
With the little that I do know about the Electra, from the Orion histories I’ve read, it never really caught on as a passenger aircraft. I’d be interested to know if there are many still in service out there?
Cheers,
Steve
By: EGNM - 10th February 2002 at 19:41
RE: DHL?
I thought Reeve went out of buisness a couple of months back, but i still think DHL have some operated buy EAT – European Air Transport
By: KabirT - 10th February 2002 at 05:28
DHL?
does DHL still operate one or two??
By: Jonesy - 9th February 2002 at 21:08
Many thanks……..
…..gents, for reassuring me that I’m not completely losing the plot! I had previously thought that the Electra’s were long since gone and thought that seeing one flying overhead may be a hint to go and get myself checked out.
I can rest a touch easier knowing that there are actually a few left here and any I see in future are not the products of work-related stress.
Regards,
Steve
By: rdc1000 - 9th February 2002 at 16:54
RE: Lockheed Electra:
This aircraft was actually quite succesful..certainly more so than the Vanguard for whom the British Airlines were the main operators (with only TCA and one other carrier using the aircraft outside of Britain..I think).
By: dan330 - 7th February 2002 at 17:53
RE: in India also
Atlantic Airlines (formerly Air Atlantique) do fly them for cargo.
I think they fly pretty much all over the UK and Liverpool is a destination. They must do charters for DHL, I got a photo of this one outside the DHL terminal at EMA.
http://www.plane-mad.com/view_photo.php?id=181
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By: KabirT - 7th February 2002 at 16:41
in India also
Pushpak airlines of India based in the city of Hyderabad have an Electra under there belt…but it is not airworthy, although it was till last year!
By: Saab 2000 - 7th February 2002 at 16:27
RE: Lockheed Electra:
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-02-02 AT 04:31 PM (GMT)]Channel Express operates 4 Electra’s.Another airline which i think operates the Electra is the Alaskan airline Reeve Aluetian who operate 3.
By: keltic - 7th February 2002 at 14:40
RE: Lockheed Electra:
Yes. I have just seen an Atlantic Airways one in Liverpool.
By: Sauron - 7th February 2002 at 01:54
RE: Lockheed Electra:
I believe the Electra’s short commercial history was more a question of poor timing than anything. The Vicount and Vangard had the turboprop market pretty much sowed up before the Electra could make much market headway before the jets arrived. Who would have guessed it’s military ancestor would be bumping with Chinese fighters 40 years later. I would imagine all three of these birds may still fly commercially somewhere in the world.
Regards
By: GZYL - 7th February 2002 at 01:00
Lockheed Electra: Any still in commercial service?
I think there are some still operated by Channel Express and Air Atantique, they’re to only airlines which spring to mind at the moment. They are all cargo aircraft as far as I know.
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