Lockheed Model 8 Sirius
Utility Aircraft
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Lockheed Model 8 Sirius is a single-engine two-seat utility transport aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Lockheed Aircraft Company at that time a division of Detroit Aircraft.
The Lockheed 8 Sirius was designed by Gerald Jerry Vultee on request by Charles Lindbergh. His aircraft NR211 was later christened Tingmissartoq and is today on exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Passengers | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-C1 Wasp | |
| Engine Power | 313 kW | 420 hp |
| max. Cruise Speed | 241 km/h | 130 kts 150 mph |
| Speed | 298 km/h | 161 kts 185 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 7.955 m | 26.100 ft |
| Rate of climb | 390 m/min | 1280 ft/min |
| Range | 1.569 km | 847 NM 975 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 1.945 kg | 4.288 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 3.220 kg | 7.099 lbs |
| Wing Span | 13,04 m | 42 ft 9 in |
| Wing Area | 27,3 m² | 294 ft² |
| Length | 8,25 m | 27 ft 1 in |
| Height | 2,82 m | 9 ft 3 in |
| First Flight | 11/1929 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Production Range | 1929-1930 | |
| Total Production | 15 | |
| Data for (Version) | Sirius 8 (Land) | |
| [Photo-ID: 10155] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
 | Lockheed 8 Special Sirius Reg.: NR211 c/n: 140 Charles Lindbergh's Tingmissartoq |
| National Air and Space Museum [Washington, DC] | |