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Lockheed Vega Airplane Model

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MSRP Price: $299.95

Factory Direct Price: $199.95




Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Limited

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Lockheed Vega Airplane Model

Factory Direct Model introduces this Made to Order Lockheed Vega Wooden Airplane Model. This Lockheed Vega Airplane Model was handcrafted with absolute precision using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations. Working with our library of blueprints, reference materials and their exact photograph’s, Factory Direct Model’s master artisans recreated this Lockheed Vega Airplane into a collectible scale model that you can display at your office, home, events and in any place you desire.

This Lockheed Vega Wooden Airplane Model comes with a detachable stand a Laminated Logo and an Inscription Plaque that adds beauty to this collectible scale model.

This Lockheed Vega Wooden Airplane Model is a perfect gift for Aviation Enthusiasts, Pilot, Aviator or the people who take took part in developing this Aircraft.

Your model will be made exactly as shown in the photographs. If you would like to change this model in any other way, please visit Our Custom Model Gallery section of our website to commission a personalized model to be built.

Lockheed Vega History:

The Vega was a six-passenger monoplane built by the Lockheed company starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record breaking pilots who were attracted to the rugged and very long-ranged design. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic single handed in one, and Wiley Post flew his around the world twice.

The first Vega 1, named the Golden Eagle, flew from Lockheed's Los Angeles plant on 4 July 1927. It could cruise at a then-fast 120 mph (193 km/h), and had a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h). However. the four-passenger (plus one pilot) load was considered too small for airline use. A number of private owners placed orders for the design however, and by the end of 1928, they had produced 68 of this original design. In the 1928 National Air Races in Cleveland, Vegas won every speed award.

Looking to improve the design, Lockheed delivered the Vega 5 in 1929. Adding the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp engine of 450 hp (336 kW) improved weights enough to allow two more seats to be added. A new NACA cowling increased cruise speed to 155 mph (249 km/h) and top speed to 165 mph (266 km/h). However, even the new six-seat configuration proved to be too small, and the 5 was purchased primarily for private aviation and executive transport. A total of 64 Vega 5s were built. In 1931, the US Air Corps bought two Vega 5s; one designated C-12 and one as the C-17. The C-17 differed by having an extra set of fuel tanks in the wings.