The Lockheed L188 Electra has the distinction of being the only large American 
turboprop airliner. An excellent aircraft, the Electra was beset by unfortunate and severe structural problems, and then was surpassed by rapid improvements in pure jet aircraft. The Electra was developed in response to an American Airlines request for a large short-haul airliner for US inter-city routes. American and Eastern placed the first orders (for 35 and 40 planes, respectively), and American received the first Electra on December, 1958 (although it could not fly the first service due to a strike, and Eastern was left with this honor). The orders came rapidly then, from many US and Asian operators, as well as KLM in Europe. Plane by Kevin Trinkle Flight Model by Sam Chin Selected textures by Bill Schulz Thanks to Tom Gibson for his assistance.
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