Lockheed 10 Flies

[Dan K]

First flight of the Lockheed 10 restored by Wichita Air Services for BATA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEYCPE ... e=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPFqvA0slRs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW2rn3ykYzo

Here's hoping she makes a few US stops before heading overseas.

[APG85]

Very, very nice...!!!

[Warbird Kid]

Awesome! Where is this one headed?

[Dan K]

Awesome! Where is this one headed?

I believe she's headed for the Czech Republic (present home of BATA Shoes).

The company used Lockheed 10's to transport its executives back in the 1930's.

[Russ Matthews]

The company used Lockheed 10's to transport its executives back in the 1930's.

In fact, I'm fairly certain they used this exact plane (and she has been restored to her former appearance).

[SaxMan]

Nice to see another example from the "Golden Age of Flight" return to the skies. Well done!

[marine air]

It looks really great. Where did this airframe come from? Air show bird, someone's collection, or long term storage? Is it a re-restoration ? Thanks

[Russ Matthews]

It looks really great. Where did this airframe come from? Air show bird, someone's collection, or long term storage? Is it a re-restoration ? Thanks

It was owned for years by a doctor in Denton, Texas and wore an RCAF color scheme.

[marine air]

I remember that paint scheme. Nice to see it gone through and prepared for many more years of flying. Sure would love to fly it!

[Cvairwerks]

I remember that paint scheme. Nice to see it gone through and prepared for many more years of flying. Sure would love to fly it!

I worked on her off and on for many years when she lived at Fox51 in Denton.

Got to fly right seat a few times. It was like herding a small building around. Make a roll input and count off several seconds for the roll to start then opposite input to halt the roll. Pitch wasn't too bad, not as slow as roll. If you kept your feet on the rudders a bit hard, you would induce a bit of snaking about. Control harmony was not a priority when designed. Sight picture from the cockpit is like a DC-3, but not as high up. It was fun to take to shows even though a lot of work.

[LysanderUK]

Just to add to the YouTube links above, here's another clip including plenty of on-board footage. Those yokes are pretty quirky! Coupled with the control harmony mentioned above, it looks like an interesting thing to fly!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-LrBrNS3A

Ps. The clip is nothing to do with me, I just happenned across it. The end credit link on the clip is for Tocna airfield in Cz, which seems to confirm where it will be heading.

http://www.tocna.cz/?lang=en

[Pogo]

I hereby request pictures for those of us (temporarily) posted in the boonies with iffy internet that's way too slow for videos! THANKS!!

[Dan K]

I hereby request pictures for those of us (temporarily) posted in the boonies with iffy internet that's way too slow for videos! THANKS!!

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[Taigh Ramey]

I hope this isn't too off topic so please move it if it is.

Fred Austin asked me to fly Fred Patterson's Lockheed 10E from Gnoss field in Novato, California to Reno Stead a little while ago. Alby Reddick was in charge of getting her ready to go and he and I flew her to his shop at Stead.

I was honored that Fred asked me to fly the rare bird and it was my first time in a small Lockheed. She was painted up in Amelia's colors and even had her registration numbers NR16020 on the wings but small actual N number N72GT under the tail. We used Amelia's registration for the last flight.

I was expecting it to be nimble but she definitely handled more like a transport category aircraft, slower on the controls just as cvairwerks mentioned but without the mass and momentum aspect of the larger transport birds. Still quite a lot of fun for sure.



Not long after the Air Races Alby had her all ready he and I took her up to the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in Seattle. Kind of sad really that it was going to be her last flight, possibly forever, so there were mixed feelings about the great honor to be flying her and that it was probably going to be her last time in the air.

I asked the museum about doing some air to air photo and video and we met with Clay Lacy in a Baron near Olympia and joined up for a photo shoot. Let me see; flying a super rare Lockheed 10E to a museum on her last flight next to Clay Lacy in and around Seattle and landing at the Museum of Flight. It was a good day for Alby and I!

I was pretty much locked on to Clay with typical formation flying tunnel vision while Alby watched the engine instruments and everything else so I wasn't that aware of where we actually were. Something caught my eye and I glanced over quickly to see the space needle going by.



It was the most relaxing flight I have ever had through the Seattle class bravo area since I was simply flying on Clay, he was working Seattle Approach and Alby was watching everything else. It wasn't until I saw the video that I found out just where we had flown. Sort of bummed I missed the amazing view but I was busy at the time. Cool video that they shot:

https://vimeo.com/75649616

I followed Clay for a pass down runway 13 right near the museum where there were a lot of people waiting to see the Electra. I broke off and made a solo pass and then brought her in for a landing. I had been concentrating on the flight so much that I wasn't thinking about it until the main wheels touched the runway when it flooded back through my head like a bolt of lightning that this was likely her very last landing. Bitter sweet as I felt sorry for the old gal and told her I hoped it wouldn't be her last.

Overall The Electra was a blast to fly. Round wood control wheels were a kick as was everything else. Thanks Fred for the great honor. Thanks to the museum for the opportunity and taking care of her. She has been and will be appreciated by countless patrons and will continue to inspire future generations so of course she is in a great place.

[maxum96]

Great video Taigh. Thanks for the good work on the controls. Thanks for sharing.