This was one of the six Electra 10A's operated by British Airways Ltd (not to be confused with the present-day British Airways) from 1935 to 1939 when they were requisitioned for military use. Before then they were used mainly on the London to Berlin, Copenhagen and Stockholm routes.
Specifications
Crew: 2Capacity: 10 passengers
Length: 38 ft 7 in (11.8 metres)
Wingspan: 55 ft 0 in (16.8 m)
Height: 10 ft 1 in (3.1 m)
Wing area: 458 ft² (42.6 m²)
Empty weight: 6,454 lbs (2,930 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,500 lbs (4,760 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB, 450 hp (340 kW) each
Maximum speed: 202 mph (325 km/h)
Cruise speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
Range: 713 miles (1,150 km)
Service ceiling: 19,400 ft (5,910 metres)
Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (300 m/min)
Wing loading: 22.9 lb/ft² (111.7 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 11.7 lb/hp (142 W/kg)
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