Why Shrink A Perfectly Good Plane? - Lockheed Electra Junior | Aircraft History 113 

F.A.Q Section Q: Do you take aircraft requests? A: I have a list of aircraft I plan to cover, but feel free to add to it with suggestions:) Q: Why do you use imperial measurements for some videos, and metric for others? A: I do this based on country of manufacture. Imperial measurements for Britain and the U.S, metric for the rest of the world, but I include text in my videos that convert it for both. Q: Will you include video footage in your videos, or just photos? A: Video footage is very expensive to licence, if I can find footage in the public domain I will try to use it, but a lot of it is hoarded by licencing studies (British Pathe, Periscope films etc). In the future I may be able to afford clips :) Q: Why do you sometimes feature images/screenshots from flight simulators? A: Sometimes there are not a lot of photos available for certain aircraft, so I substitute this with digital images that are as accurate as possible.

The most famous Lockheed Electra Junior? It is seen at the last scene of the classic film noir 'Cassablanca' where it shares the stage with Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. It deserved to win an Oscar. 🙂

The words 'Hudson' and 'Ventura' kept intruding into my thoughts for some odd reason...I'm eagerly awaiting the video!!

An aircraft engineer called Cowling, what is this a Tintin book?

I love the lightning bolt design in the paintwork. Handsome planes.

Of course, the wingform and tail remind us of what will come in the P-38.

This, along with the Beech Model 18, has to be one of the nicest-looking aircraft ever built. Really nice video.

I had the opportunity in 2022 to step inside the TWA, Electra Jr. (NC18137) on display in the hanger at the TWA museum at Kansas City downtown airport. I'm 6'-1" and it really wasn't a roomy cabin in my opinion. In fact, I felt a bit claustrophobic. Nonetheless, a pleasant looking aircraft especially in the late 1930s Transcontinental & Western Air livery. Excellent video on this subject and thanks for sharing!

I think Kelly Johnson was almost as important to aviation as the Wright Brothers.

Can you please make a video about Polish bomber PZL.37 Łoś ?

One of the recon model 12s has been found in south America and still had it's camera bay. It's being restored to fly.

A real tribute to its designers and engineers. Bravo Rex.

Teases us with videos about nice planes that are coming up, Rex, you´re a MONSTER XD But yes, i have seen an Electra Junior in a couple of movies as well, i think one was used in 6 days 7 nights as well. Such a nice looking plane.

I'd love to see the Beechcraft Model 18 get the Rex treatment. A beautiful aircraft with a long and varied history. To top it off, it's also fully aerobatic.

Good video, glad you mentioned Sidney Cotton's aircraft but I think a full episode could be done on him. Like him letting a senior Luftwaffe person pilot his plane while he surreptitiously and simultaneously, took photos of German airfields. And he later created the Photo-Reconnaissance part of the RAF (although was later kicked out of it).

An exceptionally beautiful aircraft and one of my favourites. Thanks for the presentation.

I thoroughly enjoyed your video on the Electra Model 12. Looking forward to the variants later. In particular, the Hudson Patrol Bomber.

Thank you so much for another very informative video. Looking forward to forward to your videos on the Hudson patrol bomber and especially the Beech Model 18. The Kansas Aviation Muesum may be helpful with information on vintage Beech and Cessna aircraft.

Congrats on the house and best of luck with the move!

The original Executive Aircraft?

A length of 4.3 inches ! Truly astounding. Not as small as my models though. You made me wait 17 minutes before you mentioned the criminally underrated Hudson. But I'll let you off, you got there in the end.

Great video, and congratulations on the new place. Moving is a pain, but it sounds like a win / win for you. Cheers.

Congrats on the house! Been working on a flat to move into with my partner, exciting, but long (in my country delays are constant when it comes to new buildings)

How about a video of the Cessna "wooden wonder", the UC-78/T-50 Bamboo Bomber. It was used in military training as well as the TV show, Sky King 🙂

Hope you enjoyed RIAT. Don't if you are aware of it but the original Lockheed Air Terminal at KBUR is slated for destruction. LAT was located with the Lockheed production and was the major air terminus for Los Angeles up until the War when it became a restricted area due to Lockheed production of the P-38, Hudson and the first L-749 Constellations. Most Commercial flights switched to Meines Field, now KLAX. KBUR again has commercial but because of FAA regulations (Terminal 750 feet from run/taxi ways) LAT is to be completely demolished for new Termeni. It's a wrong decision as at least part of it should be Preserved. Good luck with the house and welcome to the joys of home ownership...you poor bastard...

Congrats for the new place. Hopefully move goes well.

Elegant, beautiful aircraft. Both of them.

You never miss Rex always good vids!

Thanks for an excellent presentation. I hope that you will go forward with the “Burbank Bombers” and make presentations on the models 14, 18, Ventura, and Harpoon. The last three were quite popular in post war corporate aviation, especially the conversions by Howard, Lear, and Dal Aero.

What a classy line these aircrafts ! Thanks for your videos.

Great stories. Thanks.

Congrats on the house stuff. I know how excited you are about it as you used the word excited five times in one sentence 😂

If I had the money, this would be my ride.

Super job on this classic aircraft, thanks for a great documentary.

Shame you couldn't get to Flying Legends because one of the Electra Juniors actually flown by Sidney Cotton (G-AFTL, which looks like it could be the one pictured at 14:33) on his spy missions was at the show.

Smaller, better, faster, harder, and our work is never over.

Keep 'em coming!!!

The Electra and Electra Jr. are two of the most beautiful looking planes ever made IMO

A rather cool little airplane!

G'day Rex, Congratulations mate & I hope everything keeps going super well for you both, just listening to the happy excitement in your voice tone is very evident. Anyway mate all the best for the future & Im looking forward to your next episode, keep the blue side up till next time. Regards, Steve.

Good luck with the move. 😁

Luv the Electra , if I had the Millions it would be my own private Plane , the Hudson just looked pregnant ..But all the best for your move Rex , All the best.

At first glance I thought this was a Beech model 18.

Thanks!

Always enjoy your videos, Rex.

Thanks

2:22 "4.3 INCHES or 1.3 meters" Don't you hate it when you work hard to put out an excellent video...and you miss a few details? :) Great video, just poking fun......

I love your Ugliest Planes series! Please, please, PLEASE do "Top 10 ugliest Russia/Soviet Planes”.

The Electra Junior is, imo, one of those older planes that can still compete with today's modern prop aircraft.

Excellent video!

Whenever I see small twin engines plaes like this I think of Sky King's first plane.

So nice I watched it twice. TY.

Beautiful aircraft, loving your work Rex

Congratulations on the new house!🎉

Always admiring 12s and 10s this video has renewed my interest in the WWII Lockheed Hudson. I'll find or wait for Rex's video on it. Disclaimer: my top ten or twelve if not twenty favorite planes have (edit: two) wing-mounted engines, and most of them also have propellers. btw, Rex doesn't have an 'accent', I do. Just ask him. jon from the Midwest, USA 🙂

Congrats!

Nice looking plane

Excellent.

Beautiful plane.

I got to ride in the dorsal turret of a Lockheed Hudson at a local air show in the 90s. I'd love if you'd do a video on it as I agree that it's a criminally underrated aircraft.

Wonderful

You're a perfectly good plane! (runs off crying)

That last Hudson image looked like a model with either Bristol Taurus or Hercules engines in place of the Wright R-1820's. The cowling is narrower and longer like it has twin row engines. The carbi air intake trunk looks very brittish too. Haven't read anywhere that this was developed for brittish Hudsons, would've made sense though. Edit: Sorry forgot about the Mk. VI's that used the R-1830's or the C-47 engines.

The 747 sp was a similar downsizing for better performance

I've always wondered what B.O.A.C. stood for until today,thank you very much for the sake of my sanity!👏👏👏

Kinda funny to watch your video as I have just seen one taking off today (LSZR)

15:04 "Thar be dragons thar aboots, beware!"

wait wait I gotta watch your first video on the electra

Congratulations on the house!

4.3 inches?? My goodness, it's a Micro! In all seriousness, always good when your content drops.

Congratulations on the house.

15:27 What is the black teardrop object on the top of the model 18? Great video as always. Also, congrats on the house!

YESSS

Good news about the house; hope it's a smooth move.

Very informative and enjoyable. If you need info about the Hudson (or any other military airplane) in Brazilian service, I would gladly help.

A most aesthetically pleasing airplane.

Will be waiting for the video about the Boston. I agree with you, way better aircraft than have been given credit for and hugely unappreciated

Congrats on the house! 😊

You should really cover the Yak-15 or Yak-23 fighters

ALWAYS LOVED the Electra🥰 but eehh.. is it me but whats wrong with thr canopy at 0:28- on the 233-y the windshield just looks off or optical illu or open front windows??. and thanx for the info rich dokus you make

Good luck with the move.

What a looker eh? A deco era babe ❤❤❤

Congratulations with your new house and the end of your LAT status!

i mean, some stuff is better small... they might have a better personality...

Congrats on the house! 🎉

Beechcraft Model 18 was far more successful and prolific than the Lockheed Model 12. Beech 18’s were produced until 1970 with over 9000 built, compared to only 160 Model 12’s.

I can never tell the difference between these and the Beech 18.

Did Lockheed ever produce a not unpleasant to the eye aircraft? As big as the c5 is, it's pretty neat looking. And then there's the c141.

#rex hanger can you do review on ww2 aircraft engines.

Considering how Airbus made it's mark with twin engine widebody, they are making a killing with the MiniBuses

Omg i literally saw this plane in London on flightradar

I'll never understand why they never used DC3 size engines and made a real fast version.

Was that an Australian "VH" registered example?

Two words : Kelly Johnson

If I could own one cabin twin and money was no object, that would be the one.

n a c New Zealand had these aircraft

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"Slightly shorter at 4.3 inches or 1.3 meters"? That doesn't make sense. You must mean "4.3 feet." But that doesn't make sense either, because the Model 12 was only 2 feet, 3 inches shorter than the Model 10. (36'4" vs. 38'7".)

2:22. Sweetie, 4.3 inches is like 11 centimeters, not 1.3 meters. I think you must have meant 4.3 feet.