Evelyn Hope Olexio
Lockheed Vega
The first Vega 1, named the Golden Eagle, flew from Lockheed's Los Angeles plant on July 4, 1927. Later, the Lockheed Aircraft Company made the red Lockheed Vega 5B, that Amelia Earhart called her "little red bus" as she flew as making the world record. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight in 1932. A replica of the Vega 5B, is currently in the National Air and Space Museum. The Lockheed Aircraft Company also made the Vega 5C, called the Winnie Mae, that Wiley Post flew around the world in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes in 1933. The Vega's fuselage is made out of wooden monocoque. The engine is a Wright Whirlwind Engine and the power plant is the Pratt and Whitney R-1340 Wasp. The wing span of the Lockheed Vega is 41 feet, the length is 27 feet and 6 inches, and the height is 8 feet and 6 inches. The maximum speed of a Vega is 185 miles-per-hour, and the service ceiling is 15,000 feet.