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==Design and development== Sales of the 10β14 passenger [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra]], which first flew in 1937, had proved disappointing, despite the aircraft's excellent performance. It was more expensive to operate than the larger [[Douglas DC-3]], already in widespread use.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|p=135}} In order to improve the type's economics, [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] decided to stretch the aircraft's fuselage by {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m}}, allowing an extra two rows of seats to be fitted.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=185-86}} The prototype for the revised airliner, designated Model 18 by Lockheed, was converted from the fourth Model 14, one of a batch which had been returned to the manufacturer by [[Northwest Airlines]] after a series of crashes. The modified aircraft first flew in this form on 21 September 1939, another two prototypes being converted from Model 14s, with the first newly built Model 18 flying on 2 February 1940.{{sfn|Francillon|1982|pp=1398, 186}} A total of 625 Lodestars of all variants were built.
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