Lockheed Saturn

Lockheed Saturn

The Saturn (Model 75) was a small feeder airliner produced by Lockheed in the mid 1940s. The design team, lead by Don Palmer, created a high-wing, twin-engine monoplane with 14 seats and a top speed of 228 mph. Tony LeVier piloted the first flight on June 17, 1947. Lockheed had received 500 orders for this aircraft, priced at $85,000 each. But, by the time the design was verified, these orders had been cancelled, since war surplus C-47s filled the same market at a quarter the price. Lockheed lost $6 million from the development of two prototypes.

References

* Boyne, Walter J., "Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story". St. Martin's Press: New York, 1998.

See also

* List of Lockheed aircraft

External links

* [http://www.kbhrr.com/gallery/lockheed.php Historic Lockheed photographs, including the Saturn]


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