Lockheed Model 10 Electra

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airliner low‑wing monoplane twin‑engine aircraft

The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is a twin‑engine, all-metal airliner introduced in the 1930s that became famous as one of Lockheed’s first successful commercial transports and for its association with pioneering aviators like Amelia Earhart.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Lockheed Model 10 Electra canonical	4
Lockheed Model 10 Electra (some variants)	2
Lockheed Model 10E Electra	2
Lockheed Model 10A Electra	1
Lockheed Model 10B Electra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11177039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lockheed Model 10 Electra
Context triple: [Lockheed Electra 10E, developedFrom, Lockheed Model 10 Electra]

A. Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a 1930s American twin‑engine, all‑metal airliner designed for medium-range passenger service and notable for its advanced performance and use as the basis for several military variants.
B. Douglas DC-2
The Douglas DC-2 is a pioneering 1930s American twin-engine airliner that helped establish reliable commercial air travel and directly influenced the design of the famous DC-3.
C. Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a pioneering twin-engine propeller-driven airliner and transport aircraft introduced in the 1930s that revolutionized commercial aviation with its reliability, range, and capacity.
D. Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine propeller-driven airliner developed in the 1940s that became a widely used long-range civilian transport aircraft after World War II.
E. Boeing 247
The Boeing 247 is an early all-metal twin-engine airliner introduced in the 1930s that is often regarded as the first modern passenger airliner due to its advanced design and performance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lockheed Model 10 Electra
Target entity description: The Lockheed Model 10 Electra is a twin‑engine, all-metal airliner introduced in the 1930s that became famous as one of Lockheed’s first successful commercial transports and for its association with pioneering aviators like Amelia Earhart.

A. Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a 1930s American twin‑engine, all‑metal airliner designed for medium-range passenger service and notable for its advanced performance and use as the basis for several military variants.
B. Douglas DC-2
The Douglas DC-2 is a pioneering 1930s American twin-engine airliner that helped establish reliable commercial air travel and directly influenced the design of the famous DC-3.
C. Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a pioneering twin-engine propeller-driven airliner and transport aircraft introduced in the 1930s that revolutionized commercial aviation with its reliability, range, and capacity.
D. Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine propeller-driven airliner developed in the 1940s that became a widely used long-range civilian transport aircraft after World War II.
E. Boeing 247
The Boeing 247 is an early all-metal twin-engine airliner introduced in the 1930s that is often regarded as the first modern passenger airliner due to its advanced design and performance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airliner ⓘ low‑wing monoplane ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration	low‑wing ⓘ twin‑engine ⓘ
airframeMaterial	aluminum alloy ⓘ
associatedWith	Amelia Earhart ⓘ Fred Noonan ⓘ Wiley Post ⓘ
construction	all‑metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crew	2 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed	approximately 190 mph ⓘ
engineType	piston engine ⓘ
era	1930s ⓘ
firstFlight	1934-02-23 ⓘ
fuselageType	semi‑monocoque ⓘ
height	10 ft 1 in ⓘ
introduced	1935 ⓘ
landingGear	retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length	38 ft 7 in ⓘ
manufacturer	Lockheed Aircraft Corporation ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Aircraft Company
maximumTakeoffWeight	around 10,500 lb ⓘ
militaryDesignation	C‑36 ⓘ UC‑36 ⓘ
notableAircraft	Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10E ⓘ
notableEvent	used by Amelia Earhart in her 1937 world flight attempt ⓘ
notableOperator	Canadian Airways ⓘ linked to: Canadian Airways Limited KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ⓘ linked to: KLM Pan American Airways ⓘ linked to: Pan American World Airways Transcontinental & Western Air ⓘ U.S. Army Air Corps ⓘ linked to: United States Army Air Corps
numberBuilt	approximately 149 ⓘ
passengerCapacity	10 ⓘ
primaryUse	commercial passenger transport ⓘ executive transport ⓘ military transport ⓘ
productionPeriod	mid‑1930s ⓘ
range	approximately 700 miles ⓘ
roleInHistory	helped establish Lockheed as a major airliner manufacturer ⓘ one of Lockheed’s first successful commercial transports ⓘ
status	retired from airline service ⓘ
successor	Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior ⓘ Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra ⓘ
tailConfiguration	twin‑tail ⓘ
typicalEngines	Pratt & Whitney R‑985 Wasp Junior ⓘ linked to: Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior
variant	Lockheed Model 10A Electra ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Model 10 Electra Lockheed Model 10B Electra ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Model 10 Electra Lockheed Model 10E Electra ⓘ linked to: Lockheed Model 10 Electra
wingspan	55 ft 0 in ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lockheed Electra 10E → developedFrom → Lockheed Model 10 Electra ⓘ

Lockheed Electra 10E → variantOf → Lockheed Model 10 Electra ⓘ

Wright R-1820 → usedOnAircraft → Lockheed Model 10 Electra (some variants) ⓘ

subject linked to: Wright R-1820 radial engine