Lockheed Saturn

Model 75 Saturn

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
Length: 56 ft 6 in (15.69 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 0 in (22.56 m)
Height: 19 ft 10 in (6.05 m)
Wing area: 502 ft² (46.6 m²)
Empty weight: 11,361 lb (5,153 kg)
Loaded weight: 16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Wright 744C-7BA-1 seven cylinder radial engine, 700 hp (522 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 198 kn (228 mph, 367 km/h) at sea level
Cruise speed: 163 kn (187 mph, 301 km/h)
Range: 522 nmi (600 mi, 965 km)
Service ceiling: 26,500 ft (8,075 m)
Rate of climb: 1,325 ft/min (6.7 m/s)

References

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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

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