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==Variants== [[File:Lockheed Y1C-36.jpg|thumb|right|Lockheed Y1C-36]] [[File:Lockheed Y1C-37.jpg|thumb|right|Lockheed Y1C-37]] [[File:Lockheed XC-35 parked.jpg|thumb|right|Lockheed XC-35]] The Electra was produced in several variants, for both civilian and military customers. Lockheed built a total of 149 Electras. ;Electra 10-A :Powered by two [[Pratt & Whitney R-985|Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB]], {{cvt|450|hp|0}} each; 101 produced. :* Three built for the [[U.S. Army Air Corps]] as '''Y1C-36''', redesignated as '''C-36''' in 1938 and as '''UC-36''' in 1943. :* Fifteen impressed by the [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] as '''C-36A''', redesignated as '''UC-36A''' in 1943. :* One built as '''XR2O-1''' for the U.S. [[Secretary of the Navy]].<ref>{{harvnb|Francillon|1987|p=122}}</ref> :* One built as '''Y1C-37''' for the Chief of the [[National Guard Bureau]], redesignated as '''C-37''' in 1938 and as '''UC-37''' in 1943. ;Electra 10-B :Powered by [[Wright R-975|Wright R-975-E3 Whirlwind]], {{cvt|440|hp|0}} each; 18 produced :* Seven impressed by the U.S. Army Air Forces as '''C-36C''', redesignated as '''UC-36C''' in 1943. :* One built as '''XR3O-1''' for the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] for use by the [[Secretary of the Treasury]]. ;Electra 10-C :Powered by [[Pratt & Whitney R-1340|Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp SC1]], {{cvt|450|hp|0}} each; eight produced for [[Pan American Airways]]. ;Electra 10-D :Proposed military transport version; none built. ;Electra 10-E :Powered by [[Pratt & Whitney R-1340|Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp S3H1]], {{cvt|600|hp|0}} each; 15 produced. The version used by [[Amelia Earhart]]. :* Five impressed by the U.S. Army Air Forces as '''C-36B''', redesignated as '''UC-36B''' in 1943. ;XC-35 {{main|Lockheed XC-35}} :Experimental pressurized research model powered by [[turbocharged]] [[Pratt & Whitney R-1340|Pratt & Whitney XR-1340-43]], {{cvt|550|hp|0}} each. The one production model was tested for the War Department by Lieutenant [[Benjamin S. Kelsey]]. For this work, the Army Air Corps was awarded the 1937 [[Collier Trophy]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=79oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA184 "New Plane Ready For Stratosphere Test Flights."] ''Popular Mechanics'', August 1937.</ref> ;Lockheed KXL1 :A single Lockheed Model 10 Electra supplied to the [[Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service]] for evaluation.
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