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Vega

airplane

Also known as: Lockheed Vega

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design by Northrop

In John Knudsen Northrop
…he designed and built the Vega, a high-wing monoplane noted for its plywood fuselage of monocoque, or stressed-skin, construction, in which the plywood sheath, rather than heavy internal trusses, provided the structural support.
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role of Loughead

In Lockheed Martin Corporation: Lockheed Corporation
…engineer, Lockheed developed the trend-setting Vega, a four-passenger, wooden monoplane. This highly successful aircraft achieved several records including completion of the first successful solo flight around the world (by Wiley Post in 1933). the first solo flight around the world, by Wiley Post in 1933.In 1929 Keeler sold the company…
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