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==Variants== ''Data from:''Lockheed Aircraft since 1913<ref name=FrancLock>Francillon 1987</ref> ;Model 14: The basic airliner version of the Super Electra, variants with cabin arrangement changes, engine types etc. denoted by an alpha-numeric suffix. ;Model 14H:20 aircraft powered by 2x {{convert|875|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Pratt & Whitney R-1690-S1E-G Hornet]] engines ;Model 14H-2:32 aircraft powered by 2x {{convert|875|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[R-1690-S1E2-G]] engines, 12 of which were re-engined with {{convert|1200|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G Twin Wasp]] engines to become 14-08s. ;Model C-14H-1:A single 14-H (c/n 1401) converted with a bulged cabin roof and large freight door for carriage of bulky loads, later re-converted to 14-H for airline use in [[Brazil]] and [[Nicaragua]]. ;Model 14-08:12 14H-2s re-engined with {{convert|1200|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[R-1830-S1C3-G]] engines by [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] (TCA) ;Model 14-WF62:An exclusively export version powered by 2x {{convert|900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Wright SGR-1820-F62 Cyclone]] engines for [[British Airways]] (8), [[KLM]] (11) and [[Aer Lingus]] (2). ;Model 14-WG3B:Another export version, a.k.a. 14-G3B, powered by 2x {{convert|900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[GR-1820-G2B]] engines. With the exception of four aircraft delivered to [[Romania]], all WG3Bs were delivered to Japan, either to [[Tachikawa Hikoki K.K.]] for re-sale or direct to the operator [[Nihon Hikoki K.K.]] (Greater Japan Airways Co. Ltd). ;Model 14-N:Two aircraft were completed as personal transports as 14-Ns, powered by 2x {{convert|1100|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[GR-1820-G105]] engines. ;Model 14-N2:One aircraft built for [[Howard Hughes]], for a round the world flight, powered by 2x {{convert|1100|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[GR-1820-G102]] and fitted with auxiliary tanks in the cabin as well as, survival equipment, navigation equipment and communication equipment. ;Model 14-N3: One aircraft with 2x {{convert|1100|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[GR-1820-G105A]] engines ;Lockheed Type LO Transport Aircraft:Long designation given to 30 Model 14-WG3B aircraft delivered by Lockheed for use by [[Nihon Koku K.K.]] (Greater Japan Airways Co. Ltd). Given the allied reporting name '''Toby'''. ;C-111 :Three civil Model 14s impressed in Australia. FY1944 serials assigned after the fact ;XR4O-1 :One L-14 (USN 1441, mfr. serial 1482) used as USN executive transport ;Tachikawa Type LO Transport Aircraft :Japanese licence production of the Model 14-38 by the [[Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd]] (立川飛行機株式会社 Tachikawa Hikōki K.K.?) powered by 2x {{convert|900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Mitsubishi Shinten|Mitsubishi Ha-26-I]] 14 cylinder radial engines. The 119 production aircraft were given the allied reporting name '''Thelma'''. ;Kawasaki Army Type 1 Freight Transport :Long designation of the Ki-56 ;Kawasaki Ki-56 : Freight transport aircraft redesigned by Takei Doi at [[Kawasaki Kokuki Kogoyo K.K.]] (Kawasaki Aircraft Company), from the Type LO. Careful attention to weight reduction, a {{convert|1.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} increase in rear fuselage length and power from 2x {{convert|950|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Nakajima Sakae|Nakajima Ha-25]] 14-cylinder radial engines improved performance and handling. The 121 production aircraft were given the Allied reporting name '''Thalia'''.
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