The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was an American civil passenger and cargo aircraft built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during the late 1930s. An outgrowth of the earlier Model 10 Electra, …

On July 29, 1937, the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra made its first flight, expanding on the success of the earlier Model 10 Electra. Designed to compete with the Douglas DC-2 and Boeing 247, the …

The stakes couldn’t have been higher. As the first all-metal Lockheed airplane and the first to be outfitted with twin engines, the model represented a dramatic leap forward in aircraft technology. In fact, it …

Each in turn produced progressive all-metal aircraft in intense competition for airline orders. While no airliner ever matched the ultimate sales of the DC-3, in 1937 none matched the speed of the …

Sep 10, 2021 · His aircraft of choice was the Super Electra, which he asked Lockheed to equip with 1,100-horsepower engines and the latest in radio and navigation equipment. According to Lockheed …

Dec 10, 2025 · The B14L (also identified as Model 214-40-01) was a twin engine light bomber developed by the Lockheed Aircraft Company from its Model 14 Super Electra civil transport.

Jan 6, 2024 · The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra emerged in the late 1930s as a pioneering twin-engine aircraft that played a pivotal role in advancing commercial aviation. Introduced in 1937, the …

Built by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a civil passenger and cargo plane based on the earlier Lockheed Model 10 Electra.

May 8, 2019 · The L.14, or Super Electra as it was known, was introduced to the worlds airlines in 1937 as a larger, more powerful version of, and replacement for, the Lockheed 10A Electra.

The Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra was a twin-engine, all-metal civil passenger and cargo airliner developed and produced by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in the late 1930s as an enlarged …