Loughead F1 Model Airplane

Public flight of the 1918 Loughead F1 1/4 scale replica airplane. Built by the Santa Barbara Radio Control Modellers. Goto sbrcm.org for more info.

Here is a clarification on the name confusion. Allan and Malcolm were born with the surname Loughead. Victor changed his surname to Loughead shortly after his mother remarried. Americans had trouble pronouncing the name properly so the family changed the spelling to Lockheed. However, this happened after they moved from Santa Barbara. So "Loughead" is the correct name for this plane, but most people are familiar with the Americanized name and companies, "Lockheed".

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Model
• Airplane
• R/C
• Scale
• Loughead
• Lockheed
• F1

[12WDH12]

isnt it lockheed??? i think the title is wrong

[heligator]

If you click on the (more info) link the description explains your misunderstanding.

[hehehaha1337]

The lady stops talking at 3:30, happy scrolling!

[DerblaueGerry]

that is scale flying

and a scale lady ;-))

[awesomedude467]

That would be bad if it crashed

[skeilak]

Great job of bringing back a stately aircraft.

Magnificent flight and a perfect landing.

Hats off to the Santa Barbara Radio Control Modellers!

[skunkwerksrc]

A fine bit of flying.

[AlexSlams]

Great model, great piloting! Thanks for posting!

[Myrhoej17]

LOL Gran Turismo 5 :D

[AVMamfortas]

A beautiful bit of piloting. It showed the grace and sheer pleasure of the craft.

[Boggoranthius]

Writing from a small island right in the middle of nowhere (Mauritius - Indian Ocean) , I am definitely not an American, but I do know one thing (like zillions outside the USA) : Ragtime was no longer in fashion in 1918 America; it had been replaced by what was the called 'Jazz' and then by what was to be known as 'Charleston'. À bon entendeur...

[Cosmik82]

How did you get a piano out on to the river like that

[larrycansler]

I think that Loughead was the original spelling of his name when he built the plane in Santa Barbara. He later changed it to Lockheed.