| The Lockheed
"Orion" is a high-performance, single-engined transport
monoplane built by the Lockheed Corporation. The two machines of this
type in the service of Swissair were the first American aircraft to
be bought by the Company, and were used to speed up the Basle-Zurich-Munich-Vienna
service. The "Orion" has accommodation for six passengers
and fitted with a 500 h.p. Wright "Cyclone" engine, has
a cruising speed of 205 m.p.h. It is of all-wood construction and
like all other machines of the Swissair fleet, is fitted with a retractable
undercarriage. |
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