![]() ![]() Three types of compasses, a drift indicator, and a more powerful engine were also installed. Amelia Earhart bought this 5B Vega in 1930 and called it her "Little Red Bus." After a nose-over accident later that year, the fuselage was replaced and strengthened to carry extra fuel tanks. A NACA engine cowling and wheel pants reduced drag and provided streamline style. It sported a cantilever (internally braced) one-piece spruce wing and a spruce veneer monocoque fuselage (a molded shell without internal bracing), which increased overall strength and reduced weight. Sturdy, roomy, streamlined and fast, the innovative Vega became favored by pilots seeking to set speed and distance records. Introduced in 1927, the Vega was the first product of designer Jack Northrop and Allan Loughead's Lockheed Aircraft Company. In 1932 she flew it alone across the Atlantic Ocean, then flew it nonstop across the United States-both firsts for a woman. Summary Amelia Earhart set two of her many aviation records in this bright red Lockheed 5B Vega. ![]() Vegas were highly prized as racing and record-setting aircraft, and as seven-place airliners. On May 20-21, 1932, Amelia Earhart flew this Vega across the Atlantic Ocean becoming the first woman to fly, and only the second person to solo, the Atlantic. High-speed cabin monoplane with cantilever wings and streamlined design. Object Details Pilot Amelia Earhart Manufacturer Lockheed Aircraft Company Physical Description NR7952. ![]()
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