L-188 Electra Western AirlinesWestern Airlines Lockheed L 188 Electra airplane model. The design of the Lockheed L 188 Electra began in 1954, and in the following year the company received a launching order for the airplane from American Airlines. The prototype was first flown on December 6, 1957. Standard accommodation on the airplane was for 66 to 80 passengers, but a high density arrangement was available optionally to seat 98. A total of 170 airplanes had been built when

and a hoist for pickups and deliveries without the need to land

Modified (in several instances as high-performance single-seat racers) and equipped in some cases with Pratt and Whitney engines

The first Gulfstream II flew on October 2

the company says

On March 17

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000 aircraft manufactured

But by 1990 Embraer was studying a modified design with less commonality to the Brasilia as wind tunnel testing revealed that the original configuration would not reach its design performance objectives

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Its versatile design saw later models with more powerful engines and improved aerodynamics

The turboprop

The prototype for this C-141B airplane was first flown on March 24