Lockheed Saturn
| Model 75 Saturn | |
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| Role | Airliner |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
| First flight | June 17, 1946 |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Number built | 2 |
The Lockheed Model 75 Saturn was a small feeder airliner produced by the Lockheed Corporation in the mid-1940s. The design team, led by Don Palmer, created a high-wing, twin-engine monoplane with 14 seats and a top speed of 228 mph (367 km/h). Lockheed touted the Saturn as an airliner to service small towns with limited airport facilities and could take on passengers and cargo without ramps or stairs.[1]
Tony LeVier piloted the first flight on June 17, 1947. Lockheed had received 500 conditional orders for this aircraft, priced at $85,000 each. But, by the time the design was completed, the selling price had risen to $100,000 and these orders had been cancelled, with war surplus C-47s filling the same market at a quarter the price. Lockheed lost $6 million from the development of the two prototypes, which were scrapped in 1948.
Specifications
Data from Lockheed Aircraft since 1913 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Capacity: 14 passengers
Performance
References
- Notes
- ^ "Pinup - Lockheed Saturn", January 1946, Popular Science bottom of page 96 with good photo on following page
- ^ Francillon 1978, p.281.
- Bibliography
- Boyne, Walter J., Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story. St. Martin's Press: New York, 1998.
- Francillon, René J. Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN 0-370-30329-6