Rare 1933 Lockheed Vega, first flight post restoration.
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2014
- This is John Magoffin's rare 1933 DL-1 series Lockheed Vega (DL stands for "Detroit Lockheed") and is the only one left of the 9 built with a metal fuselage. This post restoration flight took place on the 110 anniversary of the Wright brother's first flight.
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That round sound that I love,
the thirties where a great time in aviation!
Thank you - For no commentary, narration, or backing music. Thank you for Keeping It Real.
Michael Doran Nicely said, you reflect my sentiments exactly.
Lovely plane. Enjoyed the sound. The world is better off with folks like John that care to preserve history.
I love the sound of a good radial in the morning, it sounds like . . . . . .
Outstanding! Thanks for keeping a piece of history alive and flying. Hope to see it in person someday.
Truly a classic VEGA kudos to pilot and the mechanics that restored it and made it possible for flight
Thank you thank you
Excellent film footage and sound. Adding the Biplane was a nice touch.
One of Jack Northrop's most beautiful designs, from his days creating aircraft for the Lockheed brothers.
I always had a soft spot for the Vega. Nicely done restoration.
I think this is the plane that looks most like a model or toy. Everything looks exaggerated but it’s beautiful in every way.
Just beautiful and the sound of that engine...Wow!
lockheed always builds very cool aircraft
Absolutely beautiful restoration... with a better first landing. Congratulations ! I hope to see the aircraft sometime !
That's a rare treat to see one of these fly
Oh man!
What a classic!
Beautiful camera work.
Bravo and thank you for sharing.
That taildragger looks like a handful. Beautiful plain and it was flown beautifully. Turn that fly by the sound of the engine was amazing.
BEAUTIFUL BIRD....LOVE THE POLISHED ALUMINUM
Gorgeous plane by the way....wonderful piece of living history...excellent to see it flying...bring it over to CNO
A METAL fuselage DL....!
I never expected to see THAT!
Hot damn!
That's probably the only way it survived; all the wooden ones delaminated.
Love the sound of it
Great planes, airport, weather, video.......
All was perfect
WOW THE ROARING 30's and they still live on- thank you!
Love the Lines of this Aircraft!
Has a similar Appeal as the DeHavilland Beaver... Which I also Love!
A beautiful restoration.
Perfect three point landing. No bounce whatsoever.
Beautiful airplane, awesome video!
Thank you for posting
Great production. To appreciate fully use good headphones the stills with the sound track at the end are a great music video. That is how aviation is supposed to sound.
Happy landings and clear blue skies!! Roger and out
One word - beautiful.
Beautiful. I hope to see it on the big screen soon.
She looks.....beautiful. Sounds beautiful.
Amazing! Love the Vega.
clark gas station used to sell the metal model of the Lockheed vega monoplane , I had one and gave it to my grandson
Isn't that engine pure music?
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I just noticed how much the Vega looks like an AN-2 as a monoplane. Very similar.
She's quite a performer. Now _that's_ a high-wing monoplane. The engine sounds magnificent even when it's loping.
Your flying Old Glory There my friends!
Good on ya Mates!
A lovely Loughead!
My GF worked at Lockheed from '38-'79.
I didn't see where the passenger door is. Very nice looking plane. I must learn more about it.
So beautiful! :)
I remember see that plane at Blakesburg Iowa! Years ago in the hangar!
Beautiful!
Love vintage aircraft, especially the 30's era all metal monoplanes.
Karl T you do know the Vega was all wood doncha?
@@greghartford9316 yes. The Vega had a wooden frame, laminated plywood skin with monocoque covered wings. This is why so few of them survived. It was actually a late 20's design but still had that mid/late 30's look. It took a few more years before all metal planes became the norm. The Vega is still a beautiful plane, has that all metal art deco look of the 30's.
This particular Vega is a DL1, built by Detroit Aircraft Co., with an all metal fuselage and the usual wood wing. Only a handful were built before Detroit Aircraft went out of business.
A really beautiful plane :)
Oh. My. Gosh! I'm from Oklahoma. When I say "Wiley Post", ya'll know why I'm real happy to see what you did.
With the possible exception of the Concorde, I believe that all of the candidates for the title of Most Beautiful Airplane Ever bear the Lockheed name. My personal pick is Lindbergh's Lockheed Sirius float plane. Absolute perfection of form.
Amelia Earhart crossed the Atlantic in one of those : that plane is an icon, a treasure. Looks like the pilot had a lesser view than the passengers : Those windows are huge ! Would pay top dollar for a ride 👍
Thank you!
I was really hoping you would show us the cockpit and interior. Great video tho.
Jay St. Clair . Yeah, I know, disappointing.
What a beautiful airplane!
Yes!
A time when aviation was new and everything was magic.
Wow, they actually managed to make the visibility even _worse_ than the standard Vega! that is almost impressive. The original pretty much only had a decent view upwards, this one doesn't even have that.
Fantastic
Nice this hitorical plane, thanks
FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful... Curious about the landing though.
BRAVO My Friend BRAVO..!
I remember one pilot of the day’s description of flying a Vega, limited forward visibility and less in the other directions with a glide ratio approaching a bricks. Lol
Wow what a plane 👏👏👏
Is that avra valley airport?? Looks like the hangar of constellation group where i helped to restauration of dutch connie
I thinking a nice set of wheel fairings would really complete the vintage 30s look.
SWEET !
wow... very good engine light helicopter.
Was that a three-point landing in crosswind conditions?
A wild thought - turning that thing into a flying fuel tank and taking it around the world - yikes , you mean It’s already been done ??!! Fly high, Wiley, Will and Winnie Mae.
Great video. Where is that
I'm guessing that's a BT-13 cowl.
No flaps?
Que preciosidade
Que cabine eswuisita
That would be a great bush plane
Great video!
Is it the same that Amelia Earhart used in years 30's called bye her "My Little Red Bus"?
Thx from France.
No, that was a Lockheed Vega 5B, with a wooden frame and an upgraded engine.
Why was the Vega so popular among 1930's flyers? The view from the cockpit is claustrophobic and almost non existent
Engine's sound maaaan
Gorgeous
Which airport was that? Must be in Southern California?
This was filmed at the Marana regional airport.
Thank You
I was going to say Casa Grande.
With Picacho Peak in the background.
The only disappointment is no GoPro's onboard.
Nice video ! can you send me a longer file from the Start up at the end of the video via @mail?
is that a R-985 ?
triplanelover it's got the exhaust of one and the cowl and sound of one, not sure...
Do you know the difference in weight between the fuselage of the aluminum one and the wood one? Which is stronger?
Amelia Earhart flew a Vega,different model,though.
Wasn't that the model, 33 Lockheed Vega that Amelia Earhart flew? Or am I full of beans.
mark allen I think it is.
Those 29 “down” votes must be in error.
They're just Australians trying to leave a thumbs up :)
Case Grande muni??
You’re close, this is actually a little more north at the Marana Regional Airport
I would love tobe able to get a plane like this if Ihad the money too
Amelia vs the Red Baron.
🎉superbe..est quelle son..🎉
Looks like the meanest carbon cub ever lol... This is what happens when Mike patey builds a rendition of a carbon cub ss... haha
Yes, but that wreck of Draco....something about it just didn't feel right, not that any wreck feels right. Restorations of this sort pay tribute to genuine genius (Northrop and Vultee) and are on another level of importance, IMO.
SU.Aeroplane.САМ-5-2.
Very clever,
these Americans.
I thought these were made from wood?
This one is a rare 1933 DL-1 series Lockheed Vega (DL stands for "Detroit Lockheed") and is the only one left of the 9 built with a metal fuselage.
Beautiful Bird , in an ugly sort of way !! Lol Really nice job ! USMC / Semper Fi
G'day,
Yeah, it seems to hail from before the invention of Aerodynamic Fillets between Wing and Fuselage, the Horizontal Tail has Fillets, the Fin has small ones ; but the Wing has none worth mentioning.
A sort of minimalist flavour of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, almost Cubist ? (lol).
;-p
Ciao !
WarblesOnALot Nice description ! USMC / Semper Fi
Prog X
It was State Of The Art technology in it's day, a one-eyed pilot called Wiley Post had one with a jettisonable Undercarraige and a *very* primitive Pressure-Suit to secure the Absolute Altitude Record, and when he left the wheels on it he circumnavigated the World...
But it kinda looks like somebody found a Wing off one 'plane and stuck it on the top of some other Fuselage entirely, the way people do after a day of crashing at the local R/C Flying Club.
Have a good one,
;-p
Ciao !
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And the slower Biplanes fate was sealed forever...A big progress done...Aviation without speed and visibility is no progress
Anyone knows where the word Vega came from? It is a Spanish last name..sort of El Zorro, Diego De La Vega...
Their planes at the time were named after the stars.
Vega, Altair,Sirius.
No plastic and no Chinese parts!
"what are you going to do with it now?" ...Well...….probably put it on Barnstormers for 290,000 and I'll buy it
Just how I like my aviation porn, HD @ 60fps.
That seems like the worst airplane design imaginable. It's ugly, very difficult to get in and out of, and the visibility is awful, with your head right between the wing roots, how do you see anything? why in the heck would you restore that thing? Puke.
A lot of older planes cockpits are between the wings, to help balance the plane. Vegas made history in their day. They were faster than their military cousins, and even some purpose built racers, and set numerous speed and altitude records. Wiley Post was the first to fly using a pressure suit, and did so in a turbocharged Vega. That's how the aeronautical world found out that flying at higher altitudes was more efficient, due to decreased drag. As far as it's looks, the Vega is considered by many to be very beautiful. I'mguessing. the same can't be said for you. I'm sure your mommy is still proud of you though.
Magnificent.