Lockheed S-1

The original Lockheed Com¬pany built the moulded-plywood monocoque fuselage S-1 sports plane in 1916. Far ahead of its day, it could not compete with cheap war-surplus aircraft, and the company suspended manufac¬ture in 1920.

A commercial flop in spite of its innovative monocoque fuselage and folding wings.

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