LOGAIR Transamerica Lockheed L-188 Electra II
MODEL BY:
Transamerica Airlines
Model Scale:
1/110
MODEL ADDED:
N/A
historical significance
First Albuquerque Visit: 1980
Additional Information:
The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. First flown in 1957, it was the first large turboprop airliner built in the United States. The airplane had airfield performance capabilities unmatched by many jet transport aircraft particularly on short runways and high field elevations. The Model 188 Electra is a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four wing-mounted Allison 501-D13 turboprops. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear and a conventional tail. It has a cockpit crew of three and can carry 66 to 80 passengers in a mixed-class arrangement. When jet airliners began replacing turboprops, many of the Electra’s were modified into freighters. To this day, there are Electra’s still being used in various roles well into the 21st century.
Trans International Airlines was a charter airline based in Oakland, California. The carrier began in 1947 as Los Angeles Air Service and the name was changed to Trans International in 1960 and again to Transamerica in 1979. Scheduled passenger flights between the United States and Europe began in 1979.
Trans International/Transamerica operated many charter flights through the Albuquerque Sunport using a variety of aircraft until it ceased operations on September 30, 1986.
Transamerica Airlines used the Lockheed L-188 Electra II N856U for its Logistic Air Support (LOGAIR) program to provide air freight service to Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque New Mexico beginning on April 1, 1980.
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