The Lockheed Model 75 Saturn was a small, short-route commercial aircraft produced by the Lockheed Corporation in the mid-1940s. Lockheed announced the project on November 19, 1944.[1] The design team, led by Don Palmer, created a high-wing, twin-engine monoplane with 14 seats and a top speed of 228 mph (367 km/h). Lockheed touted the Saturn's capability to take on passengers and cargo without ramps or stairs, making it suitable for small-town airports with limited facilities.[2]
Tony LeVier piloted the first flight on June 17, 1946. Lockheed had received 500 conditional orders for this aircraft, priced at $85,000 each. But, by the time the design was completed, the selling price had risen to $100,000 and these orders had been cancelled, with war surplus C-47s filling the same market at a quarter the price. Lockheed lost $6 million from the development of the two prototypes, which were scrapped in 1948.
Maximum speed: 198 kn (228 mph, 367 km/h) at sea level
Cruise speed: 163 kn (187 mph, 301 km/h)
Range: 522 nmi (600 mi, 965 km)
Service ceiling: 26,500 ft (8,075 m)
Rate of climb: 1,325 ft/min (6.7 m/s)
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Notes
^United Press, “Lockheed Will Build Short-Haul Transport”, The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Monday 20 November 1944, Volume 51, page 1.
^"Pinup - Lockheed Saturn", January 1946, Popular Science bottom of page 96 with good photo on following page
Bibliography
Boyne, Walter J., Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story. St. Martin's Press: New York, 1998.
Francillon, René J. Lockheed Aircraft since 1913. London:Putnam, 1982. ISBN0-370-30329-6
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