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The Model 18 is a slightly enlarged Model 14 Super Electra designed to compete with the Douglas DC-3. While the Lodestar was relatively successful in airline service it never quite met the expectation placed on it. In part this was due to the U.S. military impressing a large number of the aircraft into military service with the outbreak of World War II. The R5O-5 were civil aircraft impressed by the U.S. Navy and used as 14-seat transports. After the war most of these aircraft found their way back to civilian hands
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| Wingspan |
65 ft 6 in |
| Length |
49 ft 10 in |
| Height |
11 ft 10 in |
| Weight |
17,500 lbs (loaded |
| Maximum Speed |
218 mph |
| Service Ceiling |
20,400 ft |
| Range |
1,800 miles |
| Engines |
2 Wright R-1820-40 radial engines with 1,200 horsepower each |
| Crew |
2, 14 passengers |
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