Lockheed Vega

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Vega
General information
Type	Transport
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lockheed Aircraft Limited
Designer	John Knudsen Northrop and Gerald Vultee
Status	Retired
Primary user	Commercial air carriers
Number built	132
History
Introduction date	1928
First flight	July 4, 1927

The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to its high speed and long range. Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in one, and Wiley Post used his to prove the existence of the jet stream after flying around the world twice.